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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEF STUDY IS TO REVIEW THE PRESENT STATUS OF ENHANCED RADIATION WEAPONS FROM A TECHNICAL, MILITARY, AND POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THESE WEAPONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INTERRELATED REASONS FOR UNDERTAKING SUCH A TASK AT THIS TIME. FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS THERE APPEARS TO BE A GENERAL RELUCTANCE TO CONTINUE THE ERW DEBATE AT TH ...

AN IMPROVED TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING THE FRONT-SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF SAMPLES BEING TESTED AT THE TRI-SERVICES THERMAL RADIATION TEST FACILITY, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, IS PROPOSED. THE NEW METHOD WILL BE DESIGNED TOTAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS FACILITY. RADIATION PYROMETRY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE ONLY VIABLE TECHNIQUE THAT CAN PROPERLY MEASURE THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE BECAUS ...

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OF APPARENT INTEREST TO THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY (DNA) IS THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE LOCATION OF TUNNEL BORING MACHINES(TBM). THESE TYPES OF DEVICES ARE USED TO DRILL TUNNELS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES, SUCH AS THE STORAGE OF NUCLEAR DEVICES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE SILOS. BY LOCATING TBM'S IN OPERATION, UNFRIENDLY FORCES COULD IDENTIFY POTENTIAL MILITARY TARGETS. IT IS THEREFORE OF INTEREST TO ...

THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED NEED FOR IMPROVED MATERIAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS TESTS IN THE TUNNEL BED TUFFS BENEATH RAINIER MESA. SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED SITE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES WOULD PERMIT MORE CONFIDENT SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL TEST SITES, BETTER ASSURANCE THAT TESTS WILL BE FULLY CONTINED, IMPROVED PREDICTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GROUND ...

A REQUIREMENT EXISTS TO ACQUIRE ACCURATE AIRBLAST LOAD DATA AT DYNAMIC PRESSURES UP TO 10 KBAR FOR LONG DURATION. THE GAGE USED TO MAKE THESE MEASUREMENTS SHOULD EXHIBIT A LINEAR AND NONHYSTERETIC TRANSFER CURVE, HAVE ADEQUATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE TO MEASURE THE PARAMETER OF INTEREST, USE EXISTING SIGNAL CONDITIONING, SHOULD BE SMALL TO AID INSTALLATION IN STRUCTURES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BE EXTREME ...

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PULSED RADIATION SOURCES (PRS) SUCH AS BLACKJACT 5 AND DOUBLE EAGLE CAN PRODUCE COPIOUS LINE X-RAY OUTPUTS IN THE FEW KEV RANGE. THESE X-RAYS ARE USED TO IRRADIATE SAMPLES AND IT IS DESIRABLE TO USE AS MUCH OF THE X-RAY FLUX AS POSSIBLE. THE SAMPLE IRRADIATIONS, HOWEVER,ARE ACCOMPANIED BY UNWANTED BACKGROUND EFFECTS CAUSED BY BOTH LOW ENERGY BLACKBODY RADIATION AND DEBRIS. FILTERING OUT THESE EFFE ...

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