~4The NIS portion was supported by approximately 350 Field Command personnel
at one time or another during the latter portion.
The following notes cover the first half of calender year 59.
Colonel Leo A. Kiley became Technical Director and Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff under WET as of 1 April 59,
“The primary mission of the Weapons Effects Tests Group during this reporting
period was to maintain a continuing capability for fielding a weapons effects tests
organization should the existing nuclear test moratorium be cancelled and the U.S.
resume nuclear testing.
In connection with this mission, very close liaison has
been maintained by an interchange of visits between staff personnel of WET and
Headquarters DASA in order to effect a close coordination of effort and to better
understand the mutual problems involved should nuclear testing be resumed."
It
is noted that the moratorium has emphasized the need to put on paper WET's methods
of Field Operations and thus they have been preparing standard operating procedures
and directives which cover both NTS as well as overseas test activities, as well as
their functions a¥
Sandia.
WET participated in meetings on “Pacific Test Planning,"
including JTF-7, the labs, etc.
on "How to resume testing under conditions which
would make firing urgent and which would not permit use of the existing Pacific
Proving Ground."
Note that Kiley came to Field Command from being Chief of the Biophysics
Division of AFSWP,
In this role Kiley served on the NTS Planning Board and, on
4 June 59, presented the DOD effects program for Operation Trumpet.
Within the