UFC 4-010-01
8 October 2003
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STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Mandatory DoD minimum
antiterrorism standards for new and existing inhabited buildings are contained in
Appendix B. Additional recommended measures for new and existing inhabited
buildings are included in Appendix C. Mandatory DoD minimum antiterrorism standards
for expeditionary and temporary structures are contained in Appendix D.
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INTENT. The intent of these standards is to minimize the possibility of
mass casualties in buildings or portions of buildings owned, leased, privatized, or
otherwise occupied, managed, or controlled by or for DoD. These standards provide
appropriate, implementable, and enforceable measures to establish a level of protection
against terrorist attacks for all inhabited DoD buildings where no known threat of
terrorist activity currently exists. While complete protection against all potential threats
for every inhabited building is cost prohibitive, the intent of these standards can be
achieved through prudent master planning, real estate acquisition, and design and
construction practices. Where the minimum standoff distances detailed in these
standards are met, most conventional construction techniques can be used with only
marginal impact on the total construction or renovation cost. The financial impact of
these standards will be significantly less than the economic and intangible costs of a
mass casualty event.
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LEVELS OF PROTECTION. The levels of protection provided by these
standards meet the intent described above and establish a foundation for the rapid
application of additional protective measures in a higher threat environment. These
standards may be supplemented where specific terrorist threats are identified, where
more stringent local standards apply, or where local commanders dictate additional
measures. Detailed descriptions of the levels of protection are provided in Chapter 2
and the DoD Security Engineering Planning Manual.
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DoD Component Standards. Where DoD Component standards such as
geographic Combatant Commander standards address unique requirements, those
standards will be incorporated in accordance with their implementing directives, but not
to the exclusion of these standards.
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Threat-Specific Requirements. Where a design basis threat is identified
whose mitigation requires protective measures beyond those required by these
standards or DoD Component standards, those measures will be developed in
accordance with the provisions of the DoD Security Engineering Planning Manual. The
provisions of the DoD Security Engineering Planning Manual include the design criteria
that will be the basis for the development of the protective measures, estimates of the
costs of those measures, and detailed guidance for developing the measures required
to mitigate the identified threat. The design criteria include the assets to be protected,
the threat to those assets, and the desired level of protection. Use of the DoD Security
Engineering Planning Manual will ensure uniform application, development, and cost
estimation of protective measures throughout DoD.
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Critical Facilities. Buildings that must remain mission operational during
periods of national crisis and/or if subjected to terrorist attack should be designed to
significantly higher levels of protection than those provided by these standards.
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