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This document contains a guideline for performing an assessment of the IMness of a munition throughout all phases of its development cycle. It is important to note that this document does not impose a procedure.

NIMIC RESTRICTED  -  The report is restricted, the title and the abstract are unclassified, unlimited distribution

One area that has created great interest over the last few years in the insensitive munitions field is the existence and properties of reduced sensitivity-RDX (RS-RDX).

The aims of the meeting were:

As a response to the recommendations from the NIMIC Cost and Benefits Analysis workshop (Sweden, June 2001), NIMIC completed the development of the Cost Benefit Analysis Model (CBAM). The purpose of CBAM is to aid in the assessment of the costs and benefits of introducing IM into service.

At the request of its Steering Committee and several customers, NIMIC has collected information in relation to test facilities that offer their IM testing services commercially to outside customers.

At the request of its Steering Committee and several customers, MSIAC has collected information in relation to test facilities that offer their IM testing services commercially to outside customers.

At the request of its Steering Committee and several customers, MSIAC has collected information in relation to test facilities that offer their IM testing services commercially to outside customers.

At the request of its Steering Committee and several customers, MSIAC has collected information in relation to test facilities that offer their IM testing services commercially to outside customers.

The goals of the meeting were to assess databases and models related to debris generation and debris throw including bounce and roll effects.