Krieg Creates Task Force to Review DOD Standards for Nuclear Survivability

By Keith Costa / November 6, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Pentagon acquisition czar Kenneth Krieg is co-sponsoring a new task force that will examine existing and emerging nuclear capabilities of potential adversaries as part of a study that could help the Defense Department make preparations for functioning after a nuclear attack. The "Task Force on the Nuclear Weapons Effects National Enterprise" will be a joint project involving the Defense Science Board and the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee, according to a Nov. 3 "terms of reference" memorandum signed by Krieg. The...

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