Sustaining a Capable Industrial Base

An advanced weapon and space systems company

Sustaining a Capable Industrial Base Jason Meredith September 21, 2006

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Status of the Industrial Base An advanced weapon and space systems company

• Responsive Infrastructure to support the Nuclear Triad encompasses more than the warhead • Many of the trends experienced in the nuclear infrastructure are common to the rest of the industrial base that supports the Nuclear Triad – Few new development programs – Decreases in the size of the skilled workforce required for new systems – Loss of domestic supply base in some cases • Studies have been conducted to evaluate the problems with the diminishing infrastructure capabilities with few results bringing significant change* • Some areas are reaching critical junctures

* - Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapon Expertise, 1999,Task Force on Future Strategic Strike Skills, DSB, 2006; Solid rocket motor Interagency Working Group, 2001; Advanced Energetic Materials, NRC 2004; 2

Large SRM Market An advanced weapon and space systems company Atlas V

Delta II Delta II

Taurus Delta III Delta II Taurus Pegasus Titan Atlas IVB IIAS

Space Shuttle/ RSRM

Taurus Pegasus

Pegasus

Atlas V

Atlas V Taurus Pegasus

H-IIA

H-IIA

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Delta IV 2006 Space RSRM

A3R

2006

SICBM D5

D5

SRAM II Pershing II

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1996

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CLV Delta IV

Shuttle

KEI Athena II Athena I GMD Titan MM III IVB D5 RSRM

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CLV 20020106 Delta IV

1996

MM III D5

1996

2006

KEI 2006

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2010

KEI

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