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18 U.S.C. § 2155

Destruction of national-defense materials, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities

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(a) Whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of the United States, willfully injures, destroys, contaminates or infects, or attempts to so injure, destroy, contaminate or infect any national-defense material, national-defense premises, or national-defense utilities, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate this section, and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in subsection (a) of this section.(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 799; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1261, title I, § 104, 68 Stat. 1218; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(f)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3500; Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, § 810(e), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 380.)Historical and Revision Notes

Based on section 105 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense (Apr. 20, 1918, ch. 59, § 5, as added Nov. 30, 1940, ch. 926, 54 Stat. 1221).

Words “upon conviction thereof” were omitted as unnecessary, since punishment cannot be imposed until a conviction is secured.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial NotesAmendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–56 substituted “20 years” for “ten years” and inserted “, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life” before period at end.

1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted “, or” for “or” in section catchline.

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, inserted conspiracy provisions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: United States v. Platte, 401 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. 2005).
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United States v. Platte, 401 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. 2005). · cites it 4× “They appeal their convictions for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2155 (a), which prohibits the injury or destruction of national-defense materials or premises with the intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense.”
United States v. Johnson, 24 M.J. 101 (1987). · cites it 8× “*102 Opinion of the Court EVERETT, Chief Judge: This case concerns the state of mind required for conviction of sabotage under 18 U.S.C. § 2155 . It reaches us on certified questions from the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.”
Commonwealth v. Berrigan, 472 A.2d 1099 (Pa. 1984). · cites it 8× “and 18 U.S.C. § 2155 , which makes the destruction of nuclear defense materials a crime.”
United States v. Ortiz, 24 M.J. 164 (1987). · cites it 6× “Airman Ortiz was tried for sabotage of an Air Force F-15 aircraft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2155 , as incorporated by Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.”
United States v. Bin Laden, 92 F. Supp. 2d 189 (S.D.N.Y. 2000). · cites it 4× “§ 1111 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2155 ; 18 U.S.C. § 1114 ; [ 18 U.”
United States v. Randy Graham, 275 F.3d 490 (6th Cir. 2001). “§ 1366 (knowingly damaging or attempting to damage an energy facility); and (6) 18 U.S.C. § 2155 (willfully injuring or attempting to injure or conspiring to injure national defense materials, premises, or utilities).”
United States v. Odeh, 552 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. 2008). “Al Nalfi himself was later apprehended and, in February 2003, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2155 (b) (conspiracy to destroy national defense materials, premises, or utilities) following his plea of guilty before the District Court.”
United States v. Servando Alvarado-Casas, 715 F.3d 945 (5th Cir. 2013). “§ 2119 (2)—(3); 18 U.S.C. § 2155 (a); 18 U.S.C. § 2237 (b)(2)—(3); 18 U.”
United States v. Sicken, 223 F.3d 1169 (10th Cir. 2000). · cites it 5× “On October 8, 1998, Defendants were charged with three counts in a superseding indictment: (1) conspiracy to injure, destroy, and contaminate national defense materials and premises of the United States with intent to injure, interfere with, and obstruct the national defense of…”
United States v. Vega, 39 M.J. 79 (1994). · cites it 3× “A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of sabotaging a United States Air Force KC-135 refueler aircraft by cutting wires at various locations in the aircraft, in violation of 18 USC § 2155 , as incorporated by…”
United States v. Kabat, 797 F.2d 580 (8th Cir. 1986). · cites it 4× “The issue in this case is whether a federal prohibition against sabotage, 18 U.S.C. § 2155 (1982), that requires that the accused have acted “with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of the United States” can be applied against nuclear protestors…”
United States v. Huet-Vaughn, 43 M.J. 105 (C.A.A.F. 1995). · cites it 2× “Johnson, 24 MJ 101, 106 (CMA 1987) (In prosecution for sabotage under 18 USC § 2155 , “the accused’s purpose and motive — anger, resentment, or whatever — are immaterial”); United States v.”
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