9¢ EN REE re ‘ Crp.*to get a lot of emphasis on LASL starting in about March . GUE ET Be aes i agetg T RE In parallel with the Buzzer Committe work and the studyof mee Seaeenem lan of detection of high altitude bursts and use of satel tes fe joeeeee e2FtCwas the blossoming area of problems of qnti—ballisticmss questions coon and the effects of nuclear weapons on such systems March of 1959, The 95 ¥ classified section of this correspondence contains a great dealin this areca. Note that the purpose for which the Buzzer Committee was set up was ro study and plan for the implementation of the Panofsky report sys test detection. . are" and iS @ good source View of their own role in of Sandia's continuing Plowshare experi ments and also is. notable in that Fowler might be an excellent person to interv iew as to. } A fetter to Starbird from Glen Fowler of Sandia on Z_March.1959 is titled "The Role of Sandia in Pro ject Plowsh 7 Se pbs status of Plowshare-and the real activity involved therein at this me. - _— Here are some probable questions and answers which might be used in a hearing with the Congressional Appropriations Committee and are published by Col. Jeffrey of JIF~7 on 2 Mar. 59. Included are statements of Crenaeneersatremecermer response capabilities such as . readiness to do a 3 to 4 shot limited proof test series on a°90 day basis and a more extensive effects test series on a 9 month basis, bot h using the EPG. The current population at the EPG is stated to be about 1800, about 1000 of which are military (564 Army and 407 Air Force). The total U.S. investment in the EPG to date is about $50,000,000 wit h well over $10, 000, 000 est imated as required for all agencies to support the EPG on a Standby status continual ly. fomeally) JF