- 3. large size atomic (XW-13) or class C thermonuclear weapons were to be ’ carried by the Snark and Redstone missiles, Mr, ‘Hopkins turned next to the subject of air defense weaponB, Air Defense Weapons ‘mentioning: — the Navy Talos, eventually to carry an optimized Te warheads the Army Nike-B, _to carry a 30" warhead; the Air Force 799 Bomare} and, in the conceptual stage, air-to-air rockets, The Talos and Nike-B are to be operational by early 157. The new air-to-air rocket program was considered in some detail, Air-toAir Rocket Systems Studies The tightest kind of systeins study on this application is necessary. The results of analyses relating time of flight, yield, and aircraft kill and safety were presented, peered _ A special systems study group, involving etna Sandia, Los Alamos, and the Special Weapons Command, has been set up to consider the interrelated problems of the aircraft, rocket, warhead, fuze, and fire-control, and to optimize this weapon system, It will have a very tight program for the next two years. Some other general aspects of air defense warheads were next. Aspects of AntiAircraft Warheads eeee discussed: (a) safety (requirement high, X-unit important, in-flight- insertion and in-flight-retraction problems); (b) high altitude effects (on high voltage sources); (c) readiness (corrosion problems); large numbers. needed, .. These considerations all point to the desirability of a "canned warhead", externally were presented,