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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Table S-1. Comparison of Defense Program Activities for the Alternatives





Alternative 1

Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 4
Stockpile Stewardship

- Maintain Readiness to Test

- Conduct Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing (if directed)

- Conduct Dynamic Experiments, including Subcritical Experiments, and Hydrodynamic Tests

- Conduct Conventional High-Explosive Testing

- Destroy Damaged Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Emergency Response

- Nuclear Emergency Search Team

- Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center

- Aerial Measuring System

- Accident Response Group

- Radiological Assistance Program

- Internal Emergency Management Program

Tonopah Test Range

- Impact Tests

Stockpile Stewardship

- Discontinue All Activities

Tonopah Test Range

- Impact Tests

- Passive Tests

- Chemical Tests

Stockpile Stewardship

- Maintain Readiness to Test

- Conduct Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing (if directed)

- Conduct Dynamic Experiments, including Subcritical Experiments, and Hydrodynamic Tests

- Conduct Conventional High-Explosive Testing

- Construct Nuclear Weapons Simulators

- National Ignition Facility (if selected in Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic EIS)

- Destroy Damaged Nuclear Weapons

Stockpile Management

- Store Nuclear Weapons

- Disassemble Nuclear Weapons

- Assemble Nuclear Weapons

- Modify and Maintain Nuclear Weapons

- Test Weapons Components for Quality Assurance

- Provide Interim Storage of Pits

Stockpile Stewardship

- Discontinue All Activities

Tonopah Test Range

- Impact Tests

- Passive Tests

- Chemical Tests







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