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primer on warning to interrelate types of warning and response in
various time periods.
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The Ad Hoc Panel included 10 members.
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Antisubmarine Warfare
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A report of the PSAC Panel on Antisubmarine Warfare was submitted
to the Committee on December 19, 1958, after a study of over nine
months.
The Panel pointed out the inadequacies of a current ASV’ system
to cope with the missile launching submarines and recommended detailed
technical steps that could affect immediate improvement in ASW capabilities. The ASW report was submitted to the Navy and detailed
comments were received on 17 January 1959 from the Chief of Naval
Cperations. The general concepts of the report were favorably received.
The report was subsequently transmitted to the Secretary of Defense.
PSAC, there was initiated a study on the technical feasibility of broad
ocean surveillance of submarines. This resulted in a Navy-sponsored
study in Lexington, Massachusetts, involving 40 scientists and engineers
from universities, industries, and other organizations.
In a report to
the Navy on March 24, 1959 (Project Atlantis), the study group concluded
that ocean area submarine surveillance is now technically feasible,
requiring a new and major effort for its installation. The ¢SW Fanel
was chaired by Dr. Harvey Brooks and included five other members.
ll. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion
In view of proposals to accelerate the aircraft nuclear propulsion
program, an ad hoc Panel on Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion of the PSAC
reported to the Chairman on February 11, 1958, on the status and plans
for manned nuclear aircraft.
The Panel agreed with previous reports,
including an Air Force Board Report and a special panel report of the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, that within the present state of the
art, a nuclear powered aircraft cannot be built to meet the existing
Air Force requirements. It recommendedthat the major effort in the
program be directed toward the development of a reliable, high termperature reactor suitable for flight. The Panel report was made available
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to the Secretary of Defense. The Panel was subsequently reconstituted
by the Department of Defense and made a2 similar report to the Deputy
Secretary.
The Panel was chaired by Dr. Bacher and included three
additional members.
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A Panel on Biological and Chemical Warfare was established by the
PSAC under the chairmanship of Dr. Weiss. ita report is now in
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