Legislative Environmental Impact Statement M X Closely Spaced Basing

The United States Air Force proposes to deploy an advanced, landbased, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system known as M-X to improve the nation's strategic deterrent force. This Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) identifies and compares potential impacts of deployment of M-X in the Closely Spaced Basing (CSB) mode in alternative basing locations. This LEIS deals with potential environmental effects on: Quality of Life; Biology, including threatened and endangered species; Air Quality; Transportation; Energy and Utilities; Hydrology and Water Quality; Mining and Fossil Fuels; Socioeconomics; Land Use; American Indians; and Cultural Resources.