Russian pace, we cannot hope to keep up our underground testing alone.
It will take
an atmospheric nuclear test series to advancd to the present probable position of
Russian nuclear technology.
By that time we may be faced with further Russian advances.
In case we are determined not to accept a permanently inferior position in nuclear
weapons, a vigorous and continued effort is necessary."
progress in ABM and the problem that poses:
Finally, as for the Russian
"take steps to insure that Russian adwances
and anti-missile techniques do not overtake our ability to penetrate
such defenses.
This requires rapid development of decoys that survive to low-altitude, especially
for Polaris and Minuteman, working out of Salvo techniques for MINUTEMAN, and the
development of precursor black-out reutines."
It goes on to commend the efforts thus
far to gather data from aircraft on
Soviet devices but notes that such
data is so important that all possible effort should go into improving the quality of
this data in the future.
G/
Here is a message from AFSWC to LASL and Livermore on 27 Dec.
(specifically
Carrera
to Wakefield, Wouters, Shearer, and Goeckerman) on 2 additional aircraft
calibrations drops off the West Coast proposed for Jan. 62.
PR
These are in
addition to 2 already planned drops and will include the B-52 dropping an
instrumented expendable shape provided by Sandia.
Observation from the C-130's
will include DME, Sandia telemetry, and "some sort of photo flash or spotting
charge which will be useful in determining the height of burst and in aligning
diagnostic instrumentation."
Major Martin of AFSWC is the contact for this if
the labs desire to participate.
was A 27 December TWX from Reeves to various JTF task unit commanders notes that
planning requires .
immediate information on all addressees requirementy for
construction effort and that such requirements be sent to Mr. Richard Moss,
s
AEC Los Angeles; furthermore, the logistical cupport criteria for each of the
users should be sent to Mr. J. B. Sanders, AEC Las Vegas.
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