7 February 2003
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[Federal Register: February 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6421]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Future Strategic
Strike Forces will meet in closed session on February 20-21, 2003;
March 19-20, 2003; April 24-25, 2003; May 22-23, 2003; June 18-19,
2003; and July 23-24, 2003, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington,
VA. The Task Force will assess the future strategic strike force needs
of the Department of Defense.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these
meetings, the Task Force will: assess the estimated systems life of the
current nuclear strike forces; assess the future need for nuclear
strike forces and recommend a strategy for the evolution of the current
nuclear force capability; identify promising non-nuclear strike systems
with such capabilities and consequence that they should be coherently
planned and directed with strategic nuclear forces; identify new
concepts and approaches, to include hypersonics, for the application of
these strategic nuclear and non-nuclear forces that address the future
strategic environment.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been
determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, these
meetings will be closed to the public.

    Dated: February 3, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-2978 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]

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