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  1. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program - Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on Chemical Stockpile Disposal Operations, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on Chemical Stockpile Disposal Operations

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2004

    508 kr

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    The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying its entire stock of chemical weapons. To help with stockpile disposal, the Armya (TM)s Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP), in 1987, asked the National Research Council (NRC) for scientific and technical advice. This report is one in a series of …

  2. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense -- C4ISR - Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security

    Report 2: C4ISR

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2004

    725 kr

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    Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) for a series of reports on how science and technology could assist the Army meet its Homeland defense obligations. The first report, Science and Technology for Army Homeland Securitya "Report 1, …

  3. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants - Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2005

    508 kr

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    In 1996, Congress enacted directing the Department of Defense to assess and demonstrate technology alternatives to incineration for destruction of the chemical weapons stored at Pueblo Chemical and Blue Grass Army Depots. Since then, the National Research Council (NRC) has been carrying out …

  4. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Review and Assessment of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Demilitarization Program: Workplace Monitoring - Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2005

    606 kr

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    The U.S. Army's Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel program is responsible for dismantling former chemical agent production facilities and destroying recovered chemical materiel. In response to congressional requirements, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2003, recommended new airborne exposure …

  5. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities - Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2005

    606 kr

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    Under the direction of the U.S. Armya (TM)s Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and mandated by Congress, the nation is destroying its chemical weapons stockpile. Over the past several years, the Army has requested several studies from the NRC to assist with the stockpile destruction. This study was …

  6. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment - Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Assessment of the Continuing Operability of Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities and Equipment

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2007

    508 kr

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    The U.S. Armya (TM)s Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) currently oversees contracts for the operation of chemical agent stockpile incineration facilities at four disposal sites. Because the period of time required to dispose of these chemical agents has grown beyond that originally planned, the Army …

  7. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee on Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements - Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2007

    508 kr

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    Under the direction of the U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and mandated by Congress, the nation is destroying its chemical weapons stockpile. Large quantities of secondary waste are being generated in the process, and managing these wastes safely and effectively is a critical part of …

  8. Committee on Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements

    Av Committee on Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2007

    286 kr

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    Under the direction of the U.S. Army''s Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and mandated by Congress, the nation is destroying its chemical weapons stockpile. Large quantities of secondary waste are being generated in the process, and managing these wastes safely and effectively is a critical part of …

  9. and Experimentation Committee on Strategies for Network Science, Technology, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Strategy for an Army Center for Network Science, Technology, and Experimentation, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Strategy for an Army Center for Network Science, Technology, and Experimentation

    Av and Experimentation Committee on Strategies for Network Science, Technology, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2007

    286 kr

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    The U.S. military has committed to a strategy of network-centric warfare. As a result, the Army has become increasingly interested in the critical role of network science. To a significant extent, this interest was stimulated by an earlier NRC report, Network Science. To build on that book, the …

  10. Committee on Directed Energy Technology for Countering Indirect Weapons, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM), E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Directed Energy Technology for Countering Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (RAM)

    Abbreviated Version

    Av Committee on Directed Energy Technology for Countering Indirect Weapons, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2008

    200 kr

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    The United States Army is looking for ways to defend against missile and mortar attacks. In this book, the National Research Council assesses a plan to create a 100 kW mobile, solid-state, laser weapon that could defend an area several kilometers in diameter. The NRC provides several …

  11. Committee to Review and Assess Developmental Issues Concerning the Metal Parts Treater Design for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Review and Assessment of Developmental Issues Concerning the Metal Parts Treater Design for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review and Assessment of Developmental Issues Concerning the Metal Parts Treater Design for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant

    Av Committee to Review and Assess Developmental Issues Concerning the Metal Parts Treater Design for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2008

    280 kr

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    The United States is in the process of destroying its chemical weapons stockpile. In 1996, Congress mandated that DOD demonstrate and select alternative methods to incineration at the Blue Grass and Pueblo sites. The Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program was setup to oversee the …

  12. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, Committee to Review Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program - Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2008

    497 kr

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    The U.S. Army Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PMACWA) is charged with disposing of chemical weapons as stored at two sites: Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass, Kentucky. In accordance with congressional mandates, technologies other than incineration are to be used if they …

  13. Committee to Review Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Secondary Waste Disposal Planning for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

    Av Committee to Review Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2008

    280 kr

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    The U.S. Army Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PMACWA) is charged with disposing of chemical weapons as stored at two sites: Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass, Kentucky. In accordance with congressional mandates, technologies other than incineration are to be used if they …

  14. Committee on Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications

    Av Committee on Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2009

    454 kr

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    Advances and major investments in the field of neuroscience can enhance traditional behavioral science approaches to training, learning, and other applications of value to the Army. Neural-behavioral indicators offer new ways to evaluate how well an individual trainee has assimilated mission …

  15. Committee on Evaluation of the Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av Committee on Evaluation of the Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2009

    278 kr

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    By the end of 2009, more than 60 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile declared by signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention will have been destroyed, and of the 184 signatories, only three countries will possess chemical weapons-the United States, Russia, and Libya. In the United …

  16. Committee on Network Science for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Network Science, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Network Science

    Av Committee on Network Science for Future Army Applications, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2005

    661 kr

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    The military is currently attempting to develop itself into a force capable of networkcentricoperations. While this effort has highlighted the military''s dependence oninteracting networks, it has also shown that there is a huge gap between what we need toknow about networks and our fundamental …

  17. National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Army Science and Technology, and Air Conditioning Systems at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities Committee to Examine the Disposal of Activated Carbon from the Heating, Ventilation - Disposal of Activated Carbon from Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Häftad. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Disposal of Activated Carbon from Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences m. fl.

    Häftad, 2009

    508 kr

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    For the last two decades, the United States has been destroying its entire stockpile of chemical agents. At the facilities where these agents are being destroyed, effluent gas streams pass through large activated carbon filters before venting to ensure that any residual trace vapors of chemical …

  18. Committee on Evaluation of the Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av Committee on Evaluation of the Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2009

    416 kr

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    By the end of 2009, more than 60 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile declared by signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention will have been destroyed, and of the 184 signatories, only three countries will possess chemical weapons-the United States, Russia, and Libya. In the United …

  19. and Air Conditioning Systems at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities Committee to Examine the Disposal of Activated Carbon from the Heating, Ventilation, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Disposal of Activated Carbon from Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Disposal of Activated Carbon from Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av and Air Conditioning Systems at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities Committee to Examine the Disposal of Activated Carbon from the Heating, Ventilation, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2009

    416 kr

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    For the last two decades, the United States has been destroying its entire stockpile of chemical agents. At the facilities where these agents are being destroyed, effluent gas streams pass through large activated carbon filters before venting to ensure that any residual trace vapors of chemical …

  20. Committee to Review and Assess Closure Plans for the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and the Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av Committee to Review and Assess Closure Plans for the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and the Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2010

    370 kr

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    This book responds to a request by the director of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) for the National Research Council to examine and evaluate the ongoing planning for closure of the four currently operational baseline incineration chemical agent disposal facilities and the closure of a …

  21. Committee to Assess Process Safety Metrics for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Assessment of Approaches for Using Process Safety Metrics at the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Assessment of Approaches for Using Process Safety Metrics at the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

    Av Committee to Assess Process Safety Metrics for the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2011

    280 kr

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    The Department of Defense, through the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, is currently in the process of constructing two full-scale pilot plants at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky to destroy the last two remaining inventories of …

  22. Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Interim Design Assessment for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant

    Av Committee to Assess Designs for Pueblo and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2005

    416 kr

    Lägg i varukorg

    In 1996, Congress enacted directing the Department of Defense to assess and demonstrate technology alternatives to incineration for destruction of the chemical weapons stored at Pueblo Chemical and Blue Grass Army Depots. Since then, the National Research Council (NRC) has been carrying out …

  23. Committee on Soldier Power/Energy Systems, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Meeting the Energy Needs of Future Warriors

    Av Committee on Soldier Power/Energy Systems, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2004

    660 kr

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    The central characteristic of the evolution of the combat soldier in recent years is an increasingly sophisticated array of sensing, communications, and related electronics for use in battlefield situations. The most critical factor for maintaining this evolution will be the development of power …

  24. Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense -- C4ISR, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security

    Report 2: C4ISR

    Av Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense -- C4ISR, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2004

    762 kr

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    Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) for a series of reports on how science and technology could assist the Army meet its Homeland defense obligations. The first report, Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security—Report 1, …

  25. Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on Chemical Stockpile Disposal Operations, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Effects of Degraded Agent and Munitions Anomalies on Chemical Stockpile Disposal Operations

    Av Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2004

    407 kr

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    The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying its entire stock of chemical weapons. To help with stockpile disposal, the Army''s Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP), in 1987, asked the National Research Council (NRC) for scientific and technical advice. This report is one in a series of such …

  26. Committee on Review of Army Planning for the Disposal of M55 Rockets at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Assessment of Processing Gelled GB M55 Rockets at Anniston, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Assessment of Processing Gelled GB M55 Rockets at Anniston

    Av Committee on Review of Army Planning for the Disposal of M55 Rockets at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2003

    416 kr

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    In 1985, Congress mandated the destruction of the stockpile of M55 rockets stored at several chemical weapons storage sites in the United States and its possessions because of the risk that the rockets may self-ignite. Risk assessments performed by the Army indicate the risk to the public is …

  27. Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Science and Technology for Army Homeland Security

    Report 1

    Av Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2003

    797 kr

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    The confluence of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and the U.S. Army''s historic role to support civil authorities has resulted in substantial new challenges for the Army. To help meet these challenges, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology requested the National …

  28. Committee on Army Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Technology Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Technology Development for Army Unmanned Ground Vehicles

    Av Committee on Army Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2003

    763 kr

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    Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are expected to play a key role in the Army''s Objective Force structure. These UGVs would be used for weapons platforms, logistics carriers, and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition among other things. To examine aspects of the Army''s UGV program, …

  29. Committee on Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

    Av Committee on Evaluation of Chemical Events at Army Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2002

    641 kr

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    For over a decade the Army has been carrying out a program aimed at the destruction of accumulated chemical weapons stored at several sites. While destruction by incineration has been successful, several incidents—called chemical events—occurred during the disposal process or decontamination …

  30. Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot, E-bok. Tillgänglighet: Lägg i varukorg

    Analysis of Engineering Design Studies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot

    Av Committee on Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons: Phase II, Board on Army Science and Technology m. fl.

    E-bok, 2002

    762 kr

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    The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying the nation''s stockpile of aging chemical weapons stored at eight locations in the continental United States and on Johnston Atoll in the Pacific. Originally, incineration was chosen for the destruction of these stores, but this method has met with …