The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 167, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 1, 1957 Page: 6 of 90
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Missile Defense
Chain Likely Goal
0
Planners
a ballistic missile somewhere in DURING NEW YEAR -
Russia and the explosion on a tar-D UNINOEY
get city in the United States would - . - #=.
be about 30 minutes. A ■ G • N®
Cost of Arming Allies
Possibly $150 Million
Warning Time
The best period of warning that
could be provided might be no
more than 15 minutes, even with
new, long range radar:
The maximum, reliable range of
radar equipment now in general
use by the U. S. armed forces is
about 200 miles. However, it was "
disclosed a few weeks ago that a By JOHN' M. HIGHTOW ER no further information on whether
new, ultra-powerful radar was bey- WASHINGTON Nov 30 ID—he—or the President—will speak
ing used by the U. S. Air Force Arming allied forces in Europe for the United States at the Paris
from a base in Turkey. With this with Intermediate Range Ballistic NATO meeting. He said Eisen-
radar, trackings were being made Missiles is estimated to cost—the bower will make a decision at
of missiles tested by the Soviets United States 150 million dollars "the proper time " The President
far up in Russia Reports were initially-in increased foreign aid is understood to have told friends
that the range of this equipment next year. .that he is eager to go to the Paris
may b*. boosted eventually to the The Eisenhower administration conference if he possibly can.
. " is expected to advise allied lead- The U. S. ambassador to .the
With such range, early warn- ers of the price tag which pre- North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tie and at sumably will go up in future years tion. W. Randolph Burgess, is re-
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER no further information on whether
* By ELTON c. FAY lout to sea “actually met it head
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 A- The on." However, a nuclear explosive
Air Force is getting ready to does not even require this physi
build the first of a probable chain cal contact for destruction of tar-
of Bomarc antiaircraft missile gets.
launching sites which eventually Compared with the Bomare’s
may-ring the country with a long- 300-mile range is the approxi-
reach defense against jet bomber mate 100-mile- range of the newer
andesonventional sulded missile M those who created the Bomaretorder. of 2:000 or 3,000 miles
At the same time, planners are say it is not intended as the ulti-
assaying another, even more per- mate weapon for use against bal- ins sj stems in.the/Ar
plexing aspect of defense: the ap- listic and —— ------.... 1 , — ------,
preaching problem of redesigning manned bombers. Like the Nike, seas might be converted to work able to equip mure bases..
the an and overseas radar it is to provide defense during the against-ballistic missiles as well Administ rat ior officials now are. brief congressional
warning systems to detect hyper- time when long range jet bombers as manned aircraft and air- pressing to-----'•-“- the R&eia IT & plane Burn
sonic ballistic missiles within min- and missiles something like the breathing guided missiles.
utes of their1 launching from So- 5,000-mile cruising missile Snark ----
viet bases thousands of miles continue to be the primary meth-
away od of nuclear weapon delivery I IVerS same
Such a long-range, instant-reac- No Bomarc or Nike could work
tion detection system is prerequi- against a ballistic missile, which
site to the use of any anti-missile flies at a speed of up to 15,000
system, miles per hour and in a trajec-
The Air Force has just been au- tory as high as 600 or 700 miles.
, A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
D-A Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, December 1, 1957
up. some conventional weapons weapons to Britain, officials here
costs can be reduced, although seem confident that the Euro-
just how much and in what ways peans will respond favorably to
is not clear. The 150 million dol- the proposition. _. ...
lars for next year is, at any rate,
Research Peel
Another proposal dependant on
a net estimate. - --------- .
The other point is that in pro- congressional support is that for
posing the allied missiles system, a greater pooling of scientific re-
the administration intends to- ask search, particularly as it relates
allied countries to pay the bulk to restoration of the British-Amer-
. . of the cost of developing the ac- ican World War II partnership in
siles plan is concerned, has been tual bases. atomic weapons development
figured within the administration
atomic weapons development.
- -While nothing has been agreed--------: uE _
here as part of the foreign mili- to on the IRBM plan, except for Venice. Italy is farther north
an agreement to supply these than New York City.
tary aid expense.
Congress voted $1,878,000,000
last session for military, as dis-
tinguished from economic, aid on
a global basis. While aU the funds
have not been committed, Amer-
ica's European allies are expect-
ed to get between 750 and 800 mil-
n lor use agaist Dar- .us syceyane.............___... sumably wins go up ... suture yeasejuxn, —------,---.—---lion of this total, of which almost
guided missiles and bases in friendly territory over- as more missiles become avail-turning to his Paris headquarters half is for new weapons
mthis weekend. As Dulles and Nixon: A program for modernizing Eu-
n vaucime ______—___] chiefs here on ropean arms systems with mis--
pressing to a conclusion the basic U. S. plans. Burgess win get in siles of relatively short range,
political and military plans (and touch with representatives of al- such as anti-aircraft weapons, was
“ decisions which will constitute bed countries so they too can be launched by the United States at
U S policy in the North Atlantic informed of Washington's inten- a NATO meeting two years ago.
■ I Treaty sun mit conference in tions. Thus foreign aid expenditures-for
Paris beginning Dec IB. One of the specific proposals IRBM establishments in Europe
" Meeting Tuesday which Eisenhower or Nixon is due is a projection of a principle al
Mishway unne Ke 1em Kutin the pro- to put up to allied leaders is for a ready in operation. But it will cost
9u"9 IMHIIVI At leas the eutne dfithpene- network of missile base, in the considerably more money
ine ,..... .-----------. , . , BALTIMORE, Nov. 30 i - The Crate and Republican congress European area. It would be "at From a strictixifinancial point
thorized by the Defense Depart- But the experts who worked on new four-lane highway tunnel un- sional leaders at a White House the NATO commander, een. au of ew two mod ons c
ment it was-learned today, to ac-the Bomarc project contend that der Baltimore harbor opened at meeting Tuesday, ris Norstad, to say *
quire land for the first Bemarc the task of devising a missile with 12:03 a.m. today. With President Eisenhower re- bases should
launching site An official an- enough sophistication to search Fifteen minutes later came the cuperating at his Gettysburg farm
nouncement on the approximate and sort out enemy aircraft Tam first smashup. One car rammed from his latest illness. Vice Pres-
location may be made soon.
• Complete Chain
Air defense experts of the Air sile.
launched by the United States at
Thus foreign aid expenditures-for
From a strictly financial point
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The United States would stock-
pile atomic warheads near the
missiles for use in event of war.
The warheads would be kept un-
der U. S. control until the shoot-
rocw’areTinderstood To belieye/Among other thinenaahaaPc was CHMrged WAh FEKieAST ARI: promch" to the Tuesday" session ins started o a
du 0-- --. -—,------„„( smasnup. one car rammed from his latest illness. Vice Pres-
other possible targets was as another in the rear. Both drivers jdent Nixon and Secretary of State
ficult as designing a ballistic mis were injured slightly. Dulles met at Dulles' home today
A few minutes later, another to plan the administration's ap-
may appeal to economy-minded
congressmen are being stressed
by administration officials. One is
that as IRBM foreign aid costs go
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McGAHA VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER
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that a complete chain could be marc must intercept not only a ing and failing to wear his glasses Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons, pres-
created with construction of about swiftly moving target but also one while driving, idential Assistant, sat in on the
15 such sites This would compare that might send out spurious All 1:10 a.m., the first car 2% hour, session. . . _
in the tubes. Dead battery. On emerging Nixon said he had far as American work on the mis-
15 such sites. This would compare that might send - out spurious AL
with more than 30 launching sites images to foil the racking devices stalled
used in the Army's Nike antiair- Air defense tacticians operate —
craft, missile system- for close-in under the assumption that if an o
defense’ of cities along the north-attack, with cruising type guided -
ern border and northern Atlantic missiles is used, an enemy prob- •
and Pacific coasts, a ably would launch the missiles in a
The Bomarc, produced for the pairs, with one traveling ahead of a
Air Force by Boeing Airplane Co the other. The first would be a P
is an “area” defense missile, with deception device, to break up at
a present range of about 300 miles a pre-determined point into a doz- V
and supersonic speed. -Its guid-en of so objects that would show ■
* ance system includes a "homing" spurious images to be electroni-
. device enabling it to steer itself cally controlled defense detection
. in -to final destructive contact - interception units and weap- 1.-
range of an enemy object after i ons.
has been guided into the general i the other hand, a' ballistic
proximity. Its warhead can be ei- missile is a comparatively simple
ther nuclear or conventional ex- device. Once fired into its planned
plosive. ... track, it continues straight to the
President Eisenhower, in his target.
first national security address The speed and space-reaching
earlier this month, said a Bomarc trajectory is the problem.
used in a test against a plane far The time between the firing of
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