Further Reading

Measurement & Signature Intelligence Programs

• VELA
• Nuclear Detection System

• ALEXIS / BLACKBEARD
• ARIES
• CALIOPE
• FORTE
• MTI

• VEGA
• COBRA BRASS

Resources

• DOE Marks 60th Launch of Satellite-Borne Nuclear Monitoring Technology DOE News Release - July 17, 1996 -- This satellite, a part of the Global Positioning System, will carry two DOE sensors designed to detect visible light and X-ray emissions from a nuclear explosion. The sensors will be supplemented by a commercial electromagnetic pulse sensor.