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National Security Decision Directive 283: The FY 1988 TOUCHSTONE Nuclear Test Program
National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 283 grants programmatic approval of the FY 1988 TOUCHSTON Nuclear Test Program proposed by the Department of Energy and provides guidance for the implementation of the program within limits of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the National Environmental Policy Act, NSDD 51 and the Threshold Test Ban Limit.
United States. White House Office
1987-10-07
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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: Annual Progress Report, Fiscal Year 1987
This is a report of progress on the research program of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious diseases on Medical Defense against Biological Agents for the Fiscal Year 1987.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
1987-10-01
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U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series: Three Firefighter Fatalities in Training Exercise
"This is Report 015 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by TriData Corporation under contract EMW-86-C-2277 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [...] An unusual training exercise involving simulated arson sets and live firefighting evolutions in an abandoned farmhouse resulted in the deaths of three volunteer firefighters and injuries to three others. The incident occurred in Milford Township, Michigan, a rural area approximately 30 miles from Detroit, on October 25, 1987. Four area volunteer departments participated in the exercise and the fatalities included members of three of the departments."
United States. Office of Homeland Security; United States Fire Administration
1987-10
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U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series: Ramada Inn Air Crash and Fire
"On October 20, 1987, at 0911, the control tower at the Indianapolis Airport was advised by the pilot of an A-7D Corsair single-engine military aircraft of an intended emergency landing due to engine failure. The Airport Fire Department began its normal response to set up on the intended runway. Due to low weather ceiling and poor visibility the plan overshot the intended runway, circled the airport and attempted to fly to an alternate runway. The fire department, having seen this, attempted to follow the aircraft."
United States. Office of Homeland Security; United States Fire Administration
1987-10
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U.S. Navy - U.S. Coast Guard Communications Policy
The purpose of this document is to issue the Navy and Coast Guard policies for mutual support and interoperability of communications Systems. This document provides the U.S. Navy's policy on support of the U.S. Coast Guard and assigns responsibility for carrying out this policy. Additionally, it covers the current policy for the interchange of property and services.
United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
1987-09-30
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Military Police Law and Order Operations
"One of the most important missions the Army has is to maintain its
readiness. Unit readiness rests on the morale, discipline, and training of its
soldiers. It rests equally on having quality soldiers and their families feel
good about life in the Army community. Our soldiers and their families must
have a safe and secure environment in which to live, work, and train. The
military police (MP) accept that challenge daily. MP protect the Army's assets through active physical security measures. And MP undertake a vigorous economic crime program. They guard the Army's people and installations against terrorist threats. Their initiatives in crime prevention and family advocacy and their 'work friendly' attitude show they care about soldiers and their families. MP unstintingly fulfill their law and order mission, knowing it to be vital to the Army's success in combat. This field manual (FM) discusses each element of the MP law and order mission. It addresses law enforcement operations, investigations, confinement of US military prisoners, and terrorism counteraction. This FM will assist MP in understanding how each of these elements is an essential part of their law and order mission. Commanders will find it useful in understanding how MP help support the fulfillment of command
responsibilities."
United States. Department of the Army
1987-09-30
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Department of Defense Instruction 4165.65: Shelter for the Homeless Program
This document implements DoD policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the DoD Shelter for the Homeless Program.
United States. Department of Defense
1987-09-30?
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Guide to Understanding Discretionary Access Control in Trusted Systems
One of the features of the Criteria that is required of a secure system is the enforcement of discretionary access control (DAC). DAC is a means of restricting access to objects based on the identity of subjects and/or groups to which they belong. The controls are discretionary in the sense that a user or process given discretionary access to information is capable of passing that information along to another subject. This guide discusses issues in designing, implementing and evaluating DAC mechanisms. Its primary purpose is to provide guidance to manufacturers on how to select and build effective DAC mechanisms. Any examples of DAC mechanisms in this document are not to be construed as the only implementations that will satisfy the Criteria requirement. The examples are merely suggestions of appropriate implementations. The Criteria is the only metric against which systems are to be evaluated. In addition to showing examples of DAC mechanisms, this guide will restate and elaborate on the Criteria requirements for DAC. This guide is part of an on-going program to augment the Criteria on the issues and features it addresses.
United States. Department of Defense
1987-09-30
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Supplement to the Post Exercise Assessment, Version 2: Indian Point Nuclear Power Station [November 10 to December 3, 1986 and February 18, 1987]
From the Introduction: "There have been four full-scale exercises for the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station (IPNS): March 3, 1982, March 9, 1983, November 28, 1984, and June 4, 1986. There also was an exercise of the State Interim Plan for compensating measures for Rockland County on August 24-25, 1983 and remedial exercises on April 10, 1984. A series of remedial exercises were conducted to determine if deficiencies found during the June 4, 1986 exercise had been corrected. A Post Exercise Assessment, dated June 23, 1987, was written discussing the results of the remedial exercises. This document is a supplement to the June, 1987 report."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1987-09-16
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Survey of the Fifty States and the District of Columbia Statutes Generally Concerning the Quarantine and Isolation of Persons Having a Contagious or Infectious Disease [September 8, 1987]
"This report is a survey of the statutes of the fifty states and the District of Columbia which generally concern the quarantine and isolation of persons having a contagious or infectious disease. In this survey only those statutes were included which concern the quarantine and isolation of persons with contagious or infectious diseases generally. Except for those statutes which concern the quarantine and isolation of persons with venereal disease or specifically AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), as is the case with the newly enacted statute in Colorado, statutes which discuss the quarantine and isolation for tuberculosis or any other specific disease were not included. It should be noted that statutes which are being enacted in the 1987 legislative year have not been thoroughly searched for this report since not all states have completed their 1987 sessions."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Wolfe, M. Ann
1987-09-08
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NATO's Theater Nuclear Weapons and the Defense of Europe: Past Patterns and Future Prospects
From the thesis abstract: "The goal of this research was to analyze and order the controversy and ambiguity surrounding the TNW [Theater Nuclear Weapons] modernization started by NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] in 1979. To place the GLCM [Ground Launched Cruise Missile]/Pershing II deployment within its historical context, this thesis reviews significant events pertaining to NATO since its inception. Three basic questions guided this study: Why did the NATO allies agree in 1979 to modernize their theater nuclear force? Why did the United States actually begin this TNW deployment in 1983? Is the TNW program accomplishing its goals? The first period reviewed (1948-59) is considered in terms of the United States' initial deployment of TNWs into Europe, the Soviet force buildup following World War II, and the creation of NATO in 1949. Section two traces NATO's changing attitudes towards TNWs from 1960-1974. The third section (1975-present) discusses the conventional and nuclear force balance, NATO's growing divisions during this period, and the role of the GLCM/Pershing II deployment within this environment of change for NATO. An examination of NATO's patterns of response over the last 38 years reveals that NATO has failed to develop formal organizational goals, choosing instead to react to each Soviet provocation on a case-by-case basis."
Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.)
Stephenson, Gregory L.
1987-09
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Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1986
The 1986 hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is summarized. Six named tropical cyclones were tracked; two hurricanes, Bonnie and Charley, crossed the U.S. coastline.
National Hurricane Center (2012- )
Lawrence, Miles B.
1987-09
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Passports: Implications of Deleting the Birthplace in U.S. Passports, Report to the Congress
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reported on the implications of deleting the birthplace as a required item on U.S. passports in order to avoid possible harassment or violence from terrorists toward U.S. citizens. GAO found that: (1) deletion of the birthplace from passports could cause some inconvenience for U.S. travelers, since several countries indicated that they would not accept passports without birthplace information or would require birth certificates; (2) several law enforcement agencies oppose the deletion; (3) those agencies with border control responsibilities believe that their jobs would become more difficult if other countries also eliminated birthplace information from their passports; and (4) the Department of State could not identify any instance of terrorists singling out an American because of birthplace information on a passport.
United States. General Accounting Office
1987-08-27
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National Security Decision Directive 281: United States Nuclear Weapons Command and Control
National Security Decision Directive 281 provides "the basis for the attainment and maintenance of an assured, fully integrated, flexible, secure, responsive, and enduring nuclear command and control system (NCCS) that will provide [the President] in [his] role as Commander in Chief, with all capabilities required to exercise [his] authority and direction over nuclear weapon operations of military forces and all government activities and multinational activities that support those operations."
United States. White House Office
1987-08-21
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Radiological Nomograms and Charts
From the manual's purpose statement: "This is a one-stop reference for students and instructors. It is not intended to be an instrumental guide, but a compilation of data from appropriate field manuals." This resource includes multiple tables and charts to calculate the effects of nuclear bursts, including radioactive cloud parameters, downwind distance zones, fission yield/total yield adjustment factors, and fallout decay.
US Army Chemical School
1987-08
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Army Medical Department Roles and Functions in Low Intensity Conflict. CLIC PAPERS
Low intensity conflict (LIC) has increasingly played a conspicuous role in the strategic planning programs of the Armed Forces and the Army in particular. This paper looks at LIC from the standpoint of its functional areas and the roles which the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) is expected to fulfill in each. Emphasis is placed on the AMEDD's expanding role in the insurgency/counterinsurgency arena. The author concludes that the AMEDD must be ready to support US strategic policy in two ways: the traditional health service support role to deployed American forces, and the new LIC operational mode addressing the root causes of instability. In this new model, the AMEDD may act to prevent war, not just to treat the casualties of conflict.
Army-Air Force Center for Low Intensity Conflict (U.S.)
Thornton, William H.
1987-08
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Trusted Network Interpretation of the TCSEC (TNI)
Part I of this document provides interpretations of the Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) (DOD-5200.28-STD), for trusted computer/communications network systems. The specific security feature, the assurance requirements, and the rating structure of the TCSEC are extended to networks of computers ranging from isolated local area networks to wide-area internetwork systems. Part II of this document describes a number of additional security services (e.g., communications integrity, denial of service, transmission security) that arise in conjunction with networks. Those services available in specific network offerings, while inappropriate for the rigorous evaluation applied to TCSEC related feature and assurance requirements, may receive qualitative ratings.
United States. Department of Defense
1987-07-31
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Analysis Report on Firefighter Fatalities [1986]
"The purpose of this study is to analyze the circumstances surrounding firefighter fatalities in the United States in 1986 in an attempt to identify potential means for reducing the number of deaths that occur each year. In addition to the 1986 findings, this study will also include special analyses of particular recurring scenarios, using NFPA's [National Fire Protection Association] data base of fire fighter fatalities from 1978 through 1986."
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Protection Association. Fire Analysis and Research Division
1987-08
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Aviation Security: FAA Needs Preboard Passenger Screening Performance Standards, Report to the Secretary of Transportation
GAO provided information on its work to date on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) testing of preboard passenger screening. GAO found that, although the preboard screening process has provided a deterrent to crimes against civil aviation, there were wide variations, from a high of 99 percent to a low of 34 percent, in the frequency with which FAA detected weapons.
United States. General Accounting Office
1987-07-24
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National Policy on Controlled Access Protection
"This policy defines a minimum level of protection for automated information systems operated by executive branch, agencies and departments of the Federal Government and their contractors. The private sector is encouraged to apply the precepts of this policy wherever it perceives the need. Questions pertaining to this policy should be directed to the Executive Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NTISSC), Fort George G. Meade, MD 2O755-6000."
Committee on National Security Systems
1987-07-15
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Fire in the United States: Deaths, Injuries, Dollar Loss, and Incidents at the National, State, and Local Levels in 1983, Sixth Edition
"Within the past ten years, a number of advances have been made in fire safety. Improvements in fire fighter training, standard operating procedures, building codes, consumer product regulation, public education and awareness have all contributed significantly. Despite these accomplishments, however, the most important tasks facing today's fire service remain the development of new and refined prevention methods. For these reasons, the U.S. Fire Administration has selected prevention as the central theme of the sixth edition of Fire in the United States--both to commend recent achievements in fire safety and to point to the need for continued program improvements. This sixth edition of Fire in the United States--as in past years--describes key features of the nation's fire problem. It includes detailed discussions on fire incidence, deaths, injuries, and losses to fire fighters and civilians. The sixth edition also addresses trends and, to the extent possible, forecasts the U.S. fire problem. […] In recent years, the U.S. Fire Administration has made tremendous strides in the development and refinement of its uniform data base--the National Fire Incident Reporting System. The effects of these advancements are apparent in the sixth edition of Fire in the United States. This edition bears the fruit of a substantial base of data: much of its contents are the result of the contributions of over 10,000 fire departments in reporting jurisdictions--participating states, municipalities, and the District of Columbia."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States Fire Administration
1987-07
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Doubletree Hotel Fire, New Orleans, Louisiana
This document looks at the causes of the Doubletree Hotel Fire in New Orleans, Louisiana. The factors that contributed to the spread of this fire include: delayed detection of an arson fire, occupant negligence to install working fire alarms, and inactive sprinklers.
United States Fire Administration
1987-07
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Creating Strategic Vision: Long-Range Planning for National Security
In examining the methodologies, the concepts, and the programs now in place, members of the seminar weighed and debated planning from their own experiences as defense planners. From this sustained examination emerged four thoughtful essays by General Smith, Air Force officers Colonels Jerrold P. Allen and John H. Stewart II, and F. Douglas Whitehouse, a senior analyst of Soviet economics. These essays guide the reader to a realistic understanding of long-range planning and suggest ways to think creatively and pragmatically about the future.
National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies
Smith, Perry M.; Allen, Jerrold P.; Stewart, John H. . . .
1987-07
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Historical Perspectives: A Review of Studies of the Department of Defense Science and Technology Program
This report summarizes substantive recommendations and resulting actions of 16 prior studies. A short summary of each report reviewed is included. Summaries of the recommendations of the various reports are grouped by management areas. Assessments of the resulting actions are provided. Several recommendations have led to actions taken to address the particular situation in question. Significant steps have been taken: 1) to provide proper balance between technology base performers, and 2) to implement greater interaction between DoD and universities. Advanced Technology Demonstrations were established in 1975 and grew to $1.7B (excluding SDI) in 1987. Formal peer review processes were established. The Federal Technology Transfer Act became law in 1986. Two-year budget cycles are being implemented in the 1988-89 budget cycle. Several recommendations remain open to further action. The technology base organization and management structure and contracting practices need streamlining. Recommendations to select the 'best qualified' lab director (military or civilian), to provide programmatic stability, and give more authority and responsibility to lab directors need additional attention. Recommendations to create a separate personnel system for scientists and engineering to designate lead laboratories with specific missions and to pursue joint Services planning need further work.
United States. Defense Science Board
Cattoi, R. L.
1987-07
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Counterterrorism: Role of Interpol and the U.S. National Central Bureau, Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives
In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the practices and procedures the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the United States National Central Bureau (USNCB) employ in their efforts to combat world terrorism and safeguard U.S. citizens' privacy. GAO found that USNCB: (1) generally adhered to a Privacy Act provision requiring publication of the existence of its information system in the Federal Register; (2) usually provided INTERPOL members and local law enforcement agencies with information dealing with terrorist activities; and (3) has a strict policy of not releasing U.S. citizens' addresses and social security numbers. GAO also found that: (1) INTERPOL members generally share information on suspected criminals and counterterrorist activities through their respective national central bureaus; (2) of the 19 INTERPOL members it reviewed, only 7 were satisfied with the quality, relevance, and timeliness of the assistance they received from USNCB; and (3) several of the countries it surveyed also receive their information from other U.S. sources, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. General Accounting Office
1987-06-25
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National Security Decision Directive 279: The Annual Report on Nuclear Weapons Surety
National Security Decision Directive 279 approves the Annual Report on Nuclear Weapons Surety for 1986 and directs for the Annual Report for 1987 to continue to cover the following major activities: Nuclear weapons security; Nuclear weapons safety; Nuclear weapons use control/use denial; Personnel reliability assurance programs; Emergency response; and Inspection/evaluation of programs.
United States. White House Office
1987-06-16
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National Security Decision Directive 277: National Policy and Strategy for Low Intensity Conflict
National Security Decision Directive 277 "promulgates a national policy and strategy for Low Intensity Conflict, identifies resources for implementing the strategy and defines a consistent and lasting approach for interagency planning and coordination."
United States. White House Office
1987-06-15
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Policy for U.S. Navy Support of the U.S. Coast Guard
The purpose of this document is to issue the U.S. Navy's policy on support of the U.S. Coast Guard and to assign responsibilities for carrying out this policy. The document provides broad policy and general procedures for all areas of logistic support and details the financial responsibilities of the Navy and Coast Guard relative to interservice logistics support. This document is a complete revision and should be read in its entirety.
United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
1987-06-12
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National Security Decision Directive 276: National Security Council Interagency Process
National Security Decision Directive 276 reflects changes based on the review of interagency processes called for in NSDD 266. NSDD 276 'defines the role and responsibilities of the National Security Council, National Security Planning Group, Senior Review Group, Policy Review Group and general interagency groups in order to improve interagency process in formulation of national security policy.
United States. White House Office
1987-06-09
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Assessment of Potential Soviet Responses to Evolving Theater Nuclear Systems
This thesis was presented to the faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Military Art and Science. From the thesis abstract: "This study focuses on the Soviet perceptions and decision malting processes which influence Soviet reaction to US initiatives in modernizing or developing theater nuclear systems. Beginning with a discussion about the consequences of previous U.S. misperceptions of Soviet intentions, the study supports the need for ongoing analysis of Soviet actions from the Soviet perspect.ive. The Soviet view of the world is examined in terms of Marxist-Leninist ideology, Soviet fears of encirclement and invasion, and the Soviet perception of world power relationships or 'correlation of forces'. The effect of Soviet military theory on reactions and responses to the subject of U.S. military developments is assessed, specifically in the areas of military doctrine and military science. The influence of military art is discussed with emphasis on strategy and operational art. The Party political controls on Soviet military matters are described, including a breakdown of the military decision making process. Soviet responses to U.S. nuclear weapons initiatives, including the Pershing 11, Ground Launched Cruise Missile and Enhanced Radiation Weapons, are discussed in terms of military and political reactions. Soviet use of propaganda is highlighted. The importance of superiority and technology as an integral part of that superiority are examined, as is the Soviet use of 'technology transfer'. This study hypothesizes that any Soviet reaction to U.S. action is based upon unique Soviet perceptions which are strongly influenced by Marxist-Leninist ideology, insecurity, military theory, Party bureaucracy, and world correlation of forces. The findings of this thesis indicate that any US/NATO force modernization initiative which alters the Soviet perception of the correlation of forces in Europe will evoke some form of response. There is no indication, however, that this response will be a mirror image of the U.S. initiative. 'The thesis concludes with a discussion of the political and military responses the Soviets may undertake."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Wightman, Richard O. Jr.
1987-06-05
