CHAPTER TWO: U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ORGANIZATIONS

This chapter is a guide to the organizations of the U.S. government, from the White House to the various independent agencies, that deal with nuclear weapons-related matters. Each Internet site generally contains information about organization and functions, as well as current activities. However, some sites contain extensive online documentation, fact sheets, and pointers. The Department of Defense (DOD), which is in charge of the operational nuclear stockpile, has extensive resources online, most available through the responsible bureaucratic organization. The Department of Energy (DOE), responsible for research, production, and dismantlement of nuclear warheads and materials, has a far more extensive presence on the Internet, especially through its national laboratories. Yet the amount of information about nuclear weapons, as opposed to environmental cleanup, is limited. Nevertheless a thorough search in the Laboratories and Production Plants, and at DOE headquarters can produce virtually all of the publicly released documents. The Department of State and its Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) has increasingly useful foreign policy and arms control-related sites.

CHAPTER TWO: U.S. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ORGANIZATIONS

White House/Office of the President

Sources of White House Documents

Department of Defense

Nuclear-Related Defense Agencies

Joint Chiefs and Unified Commands

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

Department of Energy

Headquarters and DOE-Wide Activities

Headquarters Program Offices

Operations, Field and Area Offices

National Laboratories

Nuclear Weapon Production Complex

Department of State

Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

U. S. Information Agency

U. S. Mission to the United Nations

U. S. Mission in Geneva

Independent Government Agencies