Nuclear incident

An unexpected incident involving a nuclear weapon, facility, or component,
but not constituting a nuclear weapon(s) accident, resulting in any of the following: a.
an increase in the possibility of explosion or radioactive contamination; b. errors
committed in the assembly, testing, loading, or transportation of equipment, and the
malfunctioning of equipment and materiel which could lead to an unintentional
operation of all or part of the weapon arming and/or firing sequence, or which could
lead to a substantial change in yield or increased dud probability; and c. any act of
God, unfavorable environment, or condition resulting in damage to the weapon,
facility, or component. [U. S. Department of Defense, p. 168].
A nuclear incident means any occurrence, including an extraordinary nuclear
occurrence or series of occurrences at the location or in the course of transportation
causing bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or loss of property damage, or loss
of use of property, arising out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or
other hazardous properties of the radioactive material. Any occurrence, including an
extraordinary nuclear occurrence or series of occurrences causing bodily injury,
sickness, disease or death, or loss of or property damage, or loss of use of property,
arising out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous
properties of [Law Insider].

Sources:

U. S. Department of Defense. (2017). Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms – As Amended Through 15 February 2016 – (Joint Publication 1-02). New York: Skyhorse.

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