SECTION 9 LOGISTICS—SUPPLY—FUNDING The core of Operation Sandstone was logistical. Construction of the proving ground and the successful completion of the test of Atomic Weapons rested on a basic requirement: the assembly of supplies, material and personnel at the prescribed place at the appointed time. A reading of the foregoing portions of this report fully demonstrates that the thread of logistics was twined in practically every aspect and consideration of the operation. Normal service supply agencies in the