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ALS part 1
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Undergraduate 1
01/27/2013

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Nuclear Surety
Definition
Safety, Security, Reliability
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Accountability
Definition
quality or state of being accountable-obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or account for ones actions
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Responsibility
Definition
quality or state of being responsible-moral, legal,or mental accountability
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Compliance
Definition
act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal or regimen
Term
Weapons storage area
Definition
Heavily secured areas, inside perimeter of base, referred to as igloos
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Prime Nuclear Airlift Force
Definition
Peacetime support of logistical airlift, specially trained C-130 & C-17 aircrews and support personnel
Term
Weapons Storage & Security System
Definition
electronic monitoring and controls and weapons storage vaults built into floor of a Protective Aircraft Shelter
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Launch Control Center
Definition
Deep underground structure of reinforced concrete and steel in a blast and pressure protected hardened capsule
Term
Missile silo
Definition
Underground, vertical cylindrical container, physically hardened & protected by large blast door on top
Term
Two-person concept
Definition
Two certified personnel knowledgeable in the task and are capable of detecting incorrect acts
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Personnel Reliability Program
Definition
only those persons whose behavior demonstrated integrity, reliability, trustworthiness allegiance and loyalty to the US shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons
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Deterrence Theory
Definition
State of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction
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Inter-related factors of deterrence theory
Definition
Capability, will, and perception
Term
Nuclear Proliferation
Definition
Activities by non-members of the non-proliferation treaty to secure, transport and employ weapons of mass destruction
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Definition
Actions by members of NPT to detect, secure, and dispose of these weapons
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Nuclear weapons state
Definition
has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to Jan 1 1967
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Elements of the new Triad
Definition
Non nuclear and nuclear active and passive defenses and infrastructures
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