am,
‘b) design of C. S. ballistic aissile defense systems and optinn
warteads for use in these systens; ant
tc) werizication of the Simla=p concept” ani Zgesign of optina
wassead for this application.
The objectives stated abowe were used by Sandia throcgout all stages of plaonicg and isplemececation of the prograa cescribed in this report.
Sandia
Laboratory's program as carried out on dardtack has conrribiced toward all
the objectives given above in spite of the extremely short tine for instm=meat
developaeot, theoretical calculations, and hardware procurement, and io spite
of difficulties generated by the april 9, 1958, decision that caused Teak and
Orange shorts to Se moved froa Bikini to Johnston Island.
1.1.2
Sioecary of Technical Data
A summary of instrmentation is given in Figs. 1.1 acd 1.2 and ia Tables
1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
Brief swemry statements oa major technical aspects of the program follow:
t
ny
a
Tae use of cultimezgaton air-defense weapon bursts above the at=nspktere
to preduce lethal precpe cuclear radiation doses over areas =any ceos of ailes
in diameter at bocber alricuces.
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