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CNWDI Briefing and Security Briefing Certificate

This is a document you normally see or sign.

What it is

The briefing required before access to Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information. The signed acknowledgment block is headed "Security Briefing Certificate". There is no form number; access is annotated in the security database.

What you do

Attend the briefing and sign the acknowledgment. An oral debriefing follows when access ends.

Also called

CNWDI, critical nuclear weapons design information, restricted data briefing.

Where this comes from

32 CFR 117.20 (NISPOM) NISPOM mandates the briefing and debriefing; DCSA’s published CNWDI briefing carries the "Security Briefing Certificate" acknowledgment.

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