From: MDJ@uhhepb.phys.hawaii.edu
Date: 10 May 1997
Subject: theater missile defense tests near Hawaii and elsewhere
People interested in Theater Missile Defense tests: I've just had a quick
look at the Theater Missile Defense Extended Test Range EIS documents, which
are in the Reference Section of the Manoa Public Library, 2716 Woodlawn Drive
in Honolulu (adjacent to the UH Inst. for Astronomy). There are 5 documents.
Vol. I & II of the draft EIS dated Jan. 1994
Supplement to the draft EIS dated July 1994
Vol. I & II of the final EIS dated Nov. 1994 - contains only Exec. Summary,
changes to the draft, comments on the draft and responses to these comments
The draft EIS has lots of details about missiles to be used and launch sites
in or near the four areas evaluated -- White Sands Missile Range in New
Mexico,
Eglin AFB in Florida, Western Range (Vandenberg AFB and vicinity) in
California, and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Republic of the Marshall
Islands.
People in Hawaii might be especially interested in the following statement
from section 2.5, titled Alternatives Eliminated from Further Consideration,
of the draft EIS:
"The Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, and Wallops Flight
Facility, Virginia, were eliminated because of the lack of the full range
of land-based instrumentation sites to observe intercepts and inadequate
land area for interceptor deployment or for placement of instrumentation
that would have to be brought in from another range."
So far, I have not received any notices about the EIS that the Navy intends
to prepare for theater missile defense tests near Kauai and/or other areas
in the Hawaiian island chain.
Michael Jones | phone 808 956 2932
Physics Dept. | FAX 808 956 2930
Univ. of Hawaii | Email mdj@uhhepg.phys.hawaii.edu
2505 Correa Road | or mdj@uhhepb.phys.hawaii.edu
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
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