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Decoys and Discrimination In Test IFT-8
This working paper discusses the decoys used for the eighth Ground Based Mid-Course flight test, IFT-8.
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1/25/02 Test: Sea-Based Midcourse Aegis-LEAP
Relatively little information about this test has appeared in the press, and some of the information that has appeared is incorrect. This paper describes what occurred during the test and assesses its significance.
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Pollution Report Card
As they wait on the curb, play near idling buses, or even ride safely inside the bus, children may be exposed to this noxious substance every school day.
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Nuclear Reactor Access Zones
Nuclear power plant security warranted considerable attention following the September 11, 2001 attacks. This issue brief attempts to provide the foundation for a better understanding of the ongoing debates.
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Assessment: Ground-Based Midcourse Missile Defense System
Lisbeth Gronlund, David Wright, and Stephen Young, UCS Working Paper: Assessment: Ground-Based Midcourse Missile Defense System
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Clean Energy Blueprint
Can America develop a balanced portfolio of clean energy solutions that will stop wasting energy and also develop diverse, domestic energy supplies to increase energy security?
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Common Sense on Climate Change
Mark Twain might as well have been talking about global warming when he famously remarked, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it."
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Drilling in Detroit
A fleet that relies on continuously evolving conventional technologies could reach an average of more than 40 miles per gallon.
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Nuclear Plant Risk Studies: Failing the Grade
Nuclear plant risk assessments are seriously flawed and their results are being used inappropriately to increase, not reduce, the threat to the American public.
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Countermeasures
A technical evaluation of the operational effectiveness of the planned U.S. national missile defense system.
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Assessing Wind Resources
This report is intended to guide prospective wind farm developers through the process of site assessment.
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Powerful Solutions
Seven ways to switch America to renewable electricity.