Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 3150.08
August 22, 2013
Incorporating Change 2, Effective July 21, 2020
USD(A&S)
SUBJECT: Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures (NARP)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This manual:
a. Reissues DoD 3150.08-M (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD
Directive (DoDD) 5134.08 (Reference (b)).
b. Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides comprehensive procedures to
ensure consistency with the National Response Framework (NRF) (Reference (c)) and
compliance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3150.10 (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This manual:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all
other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (referred to collectively in this
manual as the “DoD Components”).
b. May also be used by other federal, State, local, and tribal (SLT) agencies when operating
with the DoD.
c. Addresses primarily accidents involving U.S. nuclear weapons in DoD custody.
However, it may also be useful as a guide for the consequence management (CM) aspects of the
response to a U.S. nuclear weapon incident, which is addressed by CJCS Instruction 3261.01B
(Reference (e)).
3. POLICY. Consistent with Reference (c) and in accordance with Reference (d), and DoDD
3150.08 (Reference (f)), it is DoD policy that:
