Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality in the analysis of alternatives for munitions
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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that lethality is considered in any analysis of alternatives conducted prior to issuing a capability development document for purposes of procuring any new munition or modifying an existing munition. In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of the analysis of alternatives described under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall include the margin of effectiveness, increased system capacities, and cost implications afforded by the potential use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the munition to achieve increased explosive effects.
In this section, the term energetic materials means critical chemicals that— release large amounts of energy in a short amount of time; and are capable of being used in explosives that create lethal effects in warheads.