Download or read book Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military has a stockpile of approximately 400,000 tons of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable munitions. About 60,000 tons are added to the stockpile each year. Munitions include projectiles, bombs, rockets, landmines, and missiles. Open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) of these munitions has been a common disposal practice for decades, although it has decreased significantly since 2011. OB/OD is relatively quick, procedurally straightforward, and inexpensive. However, the downside of OB and OD is that they release contaminants from the operation directly into the environment. Over time, a number of technology alternatives to OB/OD have become available and more are in research and development. Alternative technologies generally involve some type of contained destruction of the energetic materials, including contained burning or contained detonation as well as contained methods that forego combustion or detonation. Alternatives for the Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions reviews the current conventional munitions demilitarization stockpile and analyzes existing and emerging disposal, treatment, and reuse technologies. This report identifies and evaluates any barriers to full-scale deployment of alternatives to OB/OD or non-closed loop incineration/combustion, and provides recommendations to overcome such barriers.
Download or read book U S Army Improvised Munitions Handbook written by Department of the Army and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don’t need to be a trained soldier to fully appreciate this edition of the U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook (TM 31-210). Originally created for soldiers in guerilla warfare situations, this handbook demonstrates the techniques for constructing weapons that are highly effective in the most harrowing of circumstances. Straightforward and incredibly user-friendly, it provides insightful information and step-by-step instructions on how to assemble weapons and explosives from common and readily available materials. Over 600 illustrations complement elaborate explanations of how to improvise any number of munitions from easily accessible resources. Whether you’re a highly trained solider or simply a civilian looking to be prepared, the U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook is an invaluable addition to your library.
Download or read book Military Munitions Response Program written by Anu K. Mittal and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD established the military munitions response program (MMRP) in 2001 to clean up sites known to be or suspected of being contaminated with military munitions and related hazardous substances. Cleanup of sites on active and base realignment and closure installations is the responsibility of the military service ¿ Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marine Corps ¿ that currently controls the land. This report assessed the: (1) MMRP staffing and funding levels; (2) progress DoD has made in cleaning up munitions response sites; (3) extent to which DoD has established MMRP performance goals; and (4) extent to which DoD collects data on factors influencing project duration, as well as the accuracy of its cleanup cost estimates. Illustrations.
Download or read book The Ordnance Department written by Constance Green and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army fought World War II with materiel much of which was developed in the decade prior to our entry, particularly in the period following the German blitz in Poland. Our efforts to develop munitions to the point where our armies could cope on equal terms with those of potential enemies are covered here in this, the first of three projected volumes on the history of the Ordnance Department in World War II. How well the Ordnance Department succeeded in matching the Germans in quality continues to be a matter of debate both within the Ordnance Department itself, and between the using arms and the Department. That the battle of quantity was won-with the help of a superb industrial machine-can hardly be denied. This volume, the result of diligent research by Dr. Constance McL. Green and her associates, should interest not only military men but also scientists, industrialists, and laymen in general. Among other things, it shows the urgent necessity of a directed, continuous, and intensive research program and the danger in failing to recognize and profit by developments abroad. Also shown is the inherent time interval between the drawing board and the production of the end item in quantity."
Download or read book Military Munitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Munitions Rule MR and DoD Explosives Safety Board DDESB written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with DoD and state officials, developed the Military Munitions Rule (MR). After several meetings and proposals, the MR was provided for public comment. The EPA published the final rule with comments in the Federal Register on February 12, 1997. The MR defined "military munitions" and identified when they become solid waste. The rule also provides for safe storage and transportation of waste military munitions (WMM). The MR is a Federal regulation implementing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 40 CFR Part 260 et al, and was effective on August 12, 1997. Also amended were existing regulations regarding emergency responses that involve both military and non-military munitions and explosives.
Download or read book Military munitions DOD needs to develop a comprehensive approach for cleaning up contaminated sites report to the Honorable John D Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Army of None Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War written by Paul Scharre and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 William E. Colby Award "The book I had been waiting for. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Bill Gates The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.
Download or read book Military Munitions Response Program written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military Munitions Response Program: Opportunities Exist to Improve Program Management
Download or read book Army Ammunition Data Sheets written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Readiness written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hazard Classification of United States Military Explosives and Hazardous Munitions written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cleanup of U S Military Munitions written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the potential hazards of military munitions and related contamination, the authorities of the Department of Defense (DOD) to address these hazards, the status and costs of cleanup efforts, and issues for Congress. [...] Long-term exposure to contaminants can increase the risks of certain health effects, CRS-2 depending on the nature of a particular contaminant and the duration and concentration of exposure. [...] These provisions also require the cleanup of discarded munitions that were not properly disposed of in the United States, and the cleanup of contaminants leached from munitions into the environment. [...] In accordance with the above authorities, the Military Munitions Response Program addresses the cleanup of former training ranges and munitions disposal sites on both active and closed military installations in the United States. [...] The Status of Forces Agreement between the U. S. government and the government of each nation in which U. S. forces are stationed (i.e., the host nation) generally governs the cleanup of munitions and other hazardous contamination.
Download or read book Marine Corps Ammunition and Explosives Safety Program written by Department of the Navy and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-03 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marine Corps continuously trains and deploys with military munitions. The storage, handling, transportation, and employment of these items are inherently hazardous. Therefore, it is imperative that a safety program designed to minimize the potential hazards be aggressively pursued at all levels.
Download or read book Engineering and Design written by Us Army Corps Of Engineers and published by Military Bookshop. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) conducts munitions responses under the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) in accordance with (IAW) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The guidance provided in this Engineer Manual (EM) applies to all USACE munitions response projects.
Download or read book War Junk written by Alex Souchen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, Canadian factories produced mountains of munitions and supplies, including some 800 ships, 16,000 aircraft, 800,000 vehicles, and over 4.6 billion rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. However, the end of hostilities in 1945 turned the leftover assets into peacetime liabilities. Alex Souchen provides a definitive account of the disposal crisis triggered by Allied victory and shows how Canadians responded to the unprecedented divestment of public property by reusing and recycling military surpluses to improve their postwar lives. War Junk recounts the complex political, economic, social, and environmental legacies of munitions disposal in Canada by revealing how the tools of war became integral to the making of postwar Canada.
Download or read book U S Army Weapons Systems 2009 written by U.S. Department of the Army and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition, it covers cutting-edge tech that will soon be employed by our soldiers: missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not)...you name it, this book has it. Also included is a thorough discussion of Future Combat Systems (FCS), the system of systems that, when fully operational, will provide the Army and joint forces with unprecedented capability to see the enemy, engage him on our terms, and defeat him on the twenty-first century battlefield. Full-color photographs illustrate each weapon, making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource of its kind.
