The precise time or the specific reason for the deployment of war reserve nuclear weapons from their peacetime environment cannot be predicted. They may be. dispersed to Field Storage Locations (FSL) as a show of force under a strictly controlled peacetime condition; or they may be distributed to FSL during the height of combat. Who actually will be responsible for the movement of weapons. is also unpredictable. Weapon movement may be performed by combat, combat support, or combat service support units. Background This manual pertains, as appropriate, to all echelons from — engineer Atomic Demolition Munitions (ADM) teams, field artillery howitzer sections, and special ammunition supply and' storage personnel through higher headquarters and larger units having a nuclear weapons mission.
DesignationFM 100-50
EditionJan 1977
StatusSuperseded
Pages43
FunctionCBRN
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)