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CDE COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:102 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 102
Functionally defined No-Strike Entities (NSEs) that have a geospatial or virtual relationship to a
target and may be affected by target engagement
Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology (cdm)
Human Shields
Aimpoint Method
Collateral Objects
Definition 2 of 102
mitigates against the Blast, Penetration, Debris, and Cratering effects of warheads
Aimpoint offset
Law Of war (low) requires
Delivery heading
VT Fusing or air burst
Definition 3 of 102
fragmentation, blast, crater-ejecta/debris, penetration, and thermal/incendiary
NSE Change of Status
As CDE levels increase....
Weapons Effects:
Legal Imperatives
,Definition 4 of 102
1)Weapons malfunctions.
2)Unknown delivery errors.
3)Altered delivery tactics based operator judgement
4)Unknown transient civilian or noncombatant personnel and/or equipment in the vicinity of a
target area.
5)Secondary explosions (CDRs should remain cognizant of any additional risk due to
secondary explosions).
6)The use of cluster or ICM beyond CDE Level 3.
7)Unguided RAPs
8)Enhanced/extended range artillery, mortar, and naval guns are not addressed beyond CDE
Level 3 (except 549 HERA w/ PGK fuze).
CDM is not applicable to..
CDM does not account for:
CDM is a balance of..
CDE Level 5 is also required when analysis determines:
Definition 5 of 102
fuzed for mitigation (delay fuze) and can include a heading recommendation
Principle Categories of risk
NSE Change of Status
As CDE levels increase....
At CDE 4, the weapon must be
Definition 6 of 102
responsible for maintaining data and technical tools to assess significant human health risks
associated with collateral damage.
National security operations center (nsoc)
National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI)
Quantico marine corps base
Defense intelligence analysis center
,Definition 7 of 102
the development of No-Strike and Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE) policy and guidance
for the CJCS
Joint Staff Targeting (J23-4) is responsible for
Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE)
Joint Staff / J-7 / Joint Targeting School (JTS):
Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology (CDM)
Definition 8 of 102
A radius representing the largest collateral hazard distance for a given warhead, weapon, or
weapon class considering predetermined, acceptable collateral damage thresholds that are
established for each CDE level.
Collateral Effects Radius (CER):
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA):
Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology (CDM)
Collateral Hazard Area (CHA):
Definition 9 of 102
PGM General Analysis
Cde Level 4
CDE Level 2
Cde Level 8
Cde Level 3
, Definition 10 of 102
the derived coordinates assigned to a target, not to the weapon used to engage the target.
Combat Identification (CID):
Operational Imperatives
TLE is associated with
CDE analysis begins by
Definition 11 of 102
the TE90 from either the Observer Adjusted (OA) or Predicted (P) method of engagement at
less than ½ maximum range to target or greater than ½ maximum range to target for each
weapon system, shell, and fuze combination plus the WCER
Circular Error of Probability (CEP):
Warhead Collateral Effects Radius (WCER):
The 3C CER Reference Table provides CERs based on
CDE Level 4 CERs are calculated for
Definition 12 of 102
Sensitive Target Approval and Review (STAR) process
At CDE 4, the weapon must be
CDM product is an..
As CDE levels increase....
THE CDM supports the
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