### Question
What is the definition of unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States?


### Answer
The definition of **unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States** is as follows in *10 U.S.C. § 183a*:

> the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, or the proposed construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, of a structure or sanitary landfill, that the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate would—


(A) endanger safety in air commerce directly related to the activities of the Department of Defense

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 183a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 7-BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND COMMITTEES**

