Environmental Impact Analysis Process Documentation. M-X Closely Spaced Basing. Appendices


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The M-X Program Management Directive dated 1 June 1982, in response to OSD guidance, directed studies to identify candidate areas for potential deployment of 100 M-X missiles in 100 capsules using the closely spaced basing (CSB) deployment mode. During these siting studies, the flexibility and survivability of CSB was to be protected through consideration of growth options, such as concealment, enhanced hardening of capsules, and/or addition of ballistic missile defense.




Environmental Impact Analysis


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There are thousands of environmental analyses prepared each year to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and similar programs. Written by an expert with 35 years of experience in environmental consulting, research, and education, Environmental Impact Analysis: Process and Methods makes the preparation of EIAs not on










Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Deployment Area Selection and Land Withdrawal/Acquisition DEIS. Chapter V. Appendices


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This paper describes the process used to select reasonable basing areas for M-X, concentrating on recent evaluations which led to the selection of two potential basing areas of further study. The selection process began in 1977 with consideration of the entire continental United States. This initial work surveyed basing needs, screened possible areas for M-X deployment, and finally identified six potential basing areas for deployment of M-X in Multiple Protective Shelters (MPS). Maps and descriptions of these areas are included in Appendix A. Previous criteria were augmented with military and operational considerations in order to identify which, if any, of the six potential basing areas were unreasonable to pursue.