United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-03-13 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-96-100 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100 P0b002ee180376be3 f:rc96100t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100 T-RCED-96-100 Nuclear weapons testing Strategic forces Atomic energy defense activities Nuclear weapons plants Missile warheads Spare parts Safety standards DOE Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Surveillance Program W62 Warhead W78 Warhead W88 Warhead DOE Nuclear Explosive Safety Study W87 Warhead Minuteman III Missile Testimony RCED GAO discussed the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons stockpile surveillance program. GAO noted that: (1) during the last 4 years, DOE has not conducted all of the tests necessary to ensure the stockpile's reliability; (2) testing delays have resulted from equipment problems, lack of space on missiles for testing, an incomplete safety study, and physical relocation of testing activities; (3) for 3 of the 9 types of weapons scheduled for flight testing, DOE had conducted more than 33 percent fewer tests than scheduled, which causes DOE to be concerned about the accuracy of the weapons' reliability levels; (4) laboratory tests of nonnuclear components are seriously behind schedule for one weapon type; and (5) destructive laboratory testing of most nuclear components is behind schedule, but DOE expects to be back on schedule by the end of fiscal year 1997. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100.pdf GAO/T-RCED-96-100 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-100 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-96-100; Nuclear Weapons: Status of DOE's Nuclear Stockpile Surveillance Program; Nuclear weapons testing Strategic forces Atomic energy defense activities Nuclear weapons plants Missile warheads Spare parts Safety standards DOE Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Surveillance Program W62 Warhead W78 Warhead W88 Warhead DOE Nuclear Explosive Safety Study W87 Warhead Minuteman III Missile