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| the quality or state of being accountable; especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. |
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| 1. the quality or state of being responsible as a moral, legal, or mental accountability, 2. something for which one is responsible: burden. |
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| 1. the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion, 2. conformity in fulfilling official requirements, or 3. disposition to yield to others |
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| Effectiveness, time, and cost |
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| weapon system reliability and individual reliability |
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| Individual Responsibility Programs |
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| Personal Reliability Program (PRP) and Two person concept |
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| Personal Reliability Program (PRP) |
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| Ensures only those persons whose behavior demonstrates integrity, reliability, trustworthiness, allegiance, and loyalty to the US shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons |
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| Two certified personnel knowledgeable in the task and are capable of detecting incorrect acts |
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| Nuclear weapon system reliability |
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| maintained through an exhaustive testing, inspection, and maintenance program to guarantee the weapons will work if ever called upon by our nation’s leaders |
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| Heavily secured areas, inside the perimeter of a base, commonly referred to as igloos |
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| Prime Nuclear Airlift Force |
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| Peacetime support of logistical airlift; specially trained C-130 and C-17 aircrews and support personnel |
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| Weapons Storage and Security System |
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| Includes electronic monitoring and controls and weapons storage vaults built into the floor of a Protective Aircraft Shelter |
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| Deep underground structure or reinforced concrete and steel in a blast and pressure protected hardened capsule |
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| Underground, vertical cylindrical container; physically hardened and protected by a large "blast door" on top |
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| Definition of Nuclear Surety |
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| Materiel, personnel, and procedures that contribute to the safety, security, reliability, and control of nuclear weapons |
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| Key components of nuclear surety |
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| Safety, Security, and Reliability |
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| State of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction |
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| Inter-related factors of deterrence theory |
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| Capability, will, and perception |
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| Activities by non-members of the Non-proliferation Treaty to secure, transport, and employ weapons of mass destruction |
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| Nuclear Non-Proliferation |
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| Actions by members of the NPT to detect, secure, and dispose of these weapons |
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| Has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to January 1, 1967. |
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| Elements of the New Triad |
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| Non-nuclear and nuclear, active and passive defenses, and infrastructure |
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