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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 

Final Programmatic Life-Cycle Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Program

AGENCY: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Proposed Action is to conduct research and development 
activities that would give the United States the capability to produce 
and deploy an integrated, comprehensive theater missile defense. The 
Proposed Action is necessary to improve the capability of the United 
States to defend its forward-deployed armed forces and its friends and 
allies against hostile theater missiles in any foreign theater of 
operations. TMD consists of three components: (1) Active Defense to 
destroy enemy missile in-flight; (2) Counterforce to destroy an enemy's 
ability to launch missiles and; (3) Passive Defense to evade detection 
and otherwise enhance survival from missile attack. A network of 
command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) elements 
would support each of the components individually and provide a means 
of managing and integrating the overall TMD system.

    The EIS addresses, to the extent possible, the potential 
environmental impacts of the research, development and testing, 
production, basing (not deployment), and eventual decommissioning of 
the proposed TMD components. It also identifies any mitigation measures 
that could avoid or lessen those impacts. Environmental resource topics 
evaluated include air quality, noise, surface and ground water quality, 
hazardous materials and wastes, electromagnetic radiation, safety, land 
use, transportation, and biological and cultural resources.
    Alternative to the Proposed Action analyzed in the EIS:
     Improve Active Defense Only--involving only Active Defense 
and related C3I research, development, and testing activities. TMD 
system improvements would only occur in the area of intercepting and 
destroying in-flight theater missiles.
     Improve Counterforce Only--involving only Counterforce and 
related C3I research, development, and testing activities. TMD 
system improvements would only occur in the areas of detecting, 
identifying, and destroying fixed and mobile launch platforms, support 
and storage facilities, and command and control nodes.
     Improve Passive Defense Only--involving only Passive 
Defense and related C\3\I research, development, and testing 
activities. TMD system improvements would occur in the area of 
camouflage, cover, and deception; hardening of military assets; 
reductions in thermal, and electronic emissions; and mobility.
     No-Action Alernative--no research and development 
activities, no testing activities, and no production or basing would be 
undertaken that would result in an integrated and comprehensive TMD 
system. Normal improvements and maintenance of existing system (i.e., 
aircraft, missile, radars) would occur to assure their performance 
against traditional combatant forces.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Major Christine Queen, BMDO/DRE, room 1E1008, 7100 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC, 20301-7100, (703) 695-8743.

    Dated: February 2, 1994.
L.M Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 94-2757 Filed 2-7-94; 8:45 am]
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