1、 DOD INSTRUCTION 5230.16 PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPON AND RADIOLOGICAL MATERIAL INCIDENTS Originating Component:Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Effective:October 24,2023 Releasability:Cleared for public release.Available on the Directives Division
2、 Website at https:/www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.Reissues and Cancels:DoD Instruction 5230.16,“Nuclear-Radiological Incident Public Affairs(PA)Guidance,”October 6,2015 Approved by:Christopher Meagher,Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Purpose:In accordance with the authority in DoD Direc
3、tive 5122.05 and the direction in DoD Directive 3150.08,this issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the prompt release of information to the public in the event of incidents involving:Nuclear weapons or nuclear components.Radioactive material.Nuclear weapon launch or transport vehicles(when a nuclear weapon is aboard).Nuclear reactors under DoD control;or during a radiological dispersal device incident.