Security Weaknesses at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 496
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 496
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011-04-07
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 0309208874
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A nuclear weapon or a significant quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) would be of great value to a terrorist or other adversary. It might have particular value if acquired from a U.S. facility-in addition to acquiring a highly destructive tool, the adversary would demonstrate an inability of the United States to protect its nuclear assets. The United States expends considerable resources toward maintaining effective security at facilities that house its nuclear assets. However, particularly in a budget-constrained environment, it is essential that these assets are also secured efficiently, meaning at reasonable cost and imposing minimal burdens on the primary missions of the organizations that operate U.S. nuclear facilities. It is in this context that the U.S. Congress directed the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)-a semi-autonomous agency in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) responsible for securing nuclear weapons and significant quantities of SNM-asked the National Academies for advice on augmenting its security approach, particularly on the applicability of quantitative and other risk-based approaches for securing its facilities. In carrying out its charge, the committee has focused on what actions NNSA could take to make its security approach more effective and efficient. The committee concluded that the solution to balancing cost, security, and operations at facilities in the nuclear weapons complex is not to assess security risks more quantitatively or more precisely. This is primarily because there is no comprehensive analytical basis for defining the attack strategies that a malicious, creative, and deliberate adversary might employ or the probabilities associated with them. However, using structured thinking processes and techniques to characterize security risk could improve NNSA's understanding of security vulnerabilities and guide more effective resource allocation.
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 34
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 238
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9781422399750
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Victor S. Rezendes
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1990-11
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780756728519
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The results of an examination of issues related to the adequacy of security at the DoE Los Alamos Nat. Lab. (LANL), NM; the Dept.1s security inspection process; and the feasibility of federalizing the Dept.1s security forces. In March 1989 the contract security force at the LANL began a 10-week strike. During the strike, DoE used temporary replacements from other facilities. LANL carries out nuclear weapons R&D, design, and testing activities. Therefore, continuous, effective security is essential to protect nuclear materials, weapons, and information. This report evaluates: the adequacy of security at LANL and other DoE facilities, DoE1s oversight of protective forces, and the feasibility of establishing Fed. security forces at DoE facilities.
Author: Albert Wright
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781628081909
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the late 1990s, the Department of Energy (DOE) had difficulties with a lack of clear management authority and responsibility that contributed to security problems at the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories and management problems with major projects. In response, Congress created the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as a separately organised agency within the DOE under the NNSA Act. The NNSA is responsible for managing nuclear weapons and non-proliferation-related national security activities in laboratories and other facilities, collectively known as the nuclear security enterprise. This book examines the problems that have arisen with the nuclear security enterprise, from projects' cost and schedule overruns to inadequate oversight of safety and security at NNSA's sites. With the NNSA proposing to spend tens of billions of dollars to modernise its facilities, it is important to ensure scarce resources are spent in an effective and efficient manner.