[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2978]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Future Strategic 
Strike Forces will meet in closed session on February 20-21, 2003; 
March 19-20, 2003; April 24-25, 2003; May 22-23, 2003; June 18-19, 
2003; and July 23-24, 2003, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, 
VA. The Task Force will assess the future strategic strike force needs 
of the Department of Defense.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they 
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these 
meetings, the Task Force will: assess the estimated systems life of the 
current nuclear strike forces; assess the future need for nuclear 
strike forces and recommend a strategy for the evolution of the current 
nuclear force capability; identify promising non-nuclear strike systems 
with such capabilities and consequence that they should be coherently 
planned and directed with strategic nuclear forces; identify new 
concepts and approaches, to include hypersonics, for the application of 
these strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces that address the future 
strategic environment.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been 
determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these 
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: February 3, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-2978 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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