CHAPTER 1 OBJECTIVES, DEVICES, AND WEAPONS 1.1 LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY* 1.1.1 General Objectives In Operation Redwing, ten devices designed by LASL were fired. Some of these were proof tests of devices suitable as weapons for the national stockpile, whereas others were experimental devices of a forward-looking nature which could be weaponized if their performance proved sufficiently attractive. On each of these shots diagnostic experiments were made to evaluate their performance if they worked properly, or to determine the difficulty if they did not. In addition, many experiments were undertaken to obtain more precise understanding of the factors and physical properties which underlie nuclear weapon design or the effects that they Produce. D The general emphasis of the program was on @ er of lower yield than the Castle devices. "These icluded both Class D weapons for external carriage on fighter planes and for missiles, and Class C weapons for medium-weight bombers. It also included thetesting of *Note added in proof, DELETED Yield figures given are those available in Dec. 1956. ~15- sone /3