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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...VALERIE GARDNER Flushing...
...Many Voices. The President felt that 1) secret defense information was getting out, and 2) too many voices were speaking for the services. For example, last month Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Trevor Gardner gave a speech making extravagant assertions about Air Force guided missiles. Recently, Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery wrote an article for the Saturday Evening Post suggesting that prisoners avoid brainwashing by freely confessing to anything the Reds want (TIME...
...Falcon is one of the most important contributions to defense since the development of radar," said Gardner. "Virtually every hit is a sure kill. The missile receives target information with the speed of light. It decides what to do without ever making any of the mistakes humans might make. It ... can destroy any enemy bomber in the world . . . with split-second accuracy. Falcon represents an achievement in scientific research, invention and production almost without parallel...
...Gardner had plenty to say about other missiles, too. Items...
While the Air Force does have some remarkable missiles, the stratospheric claims of Airman Gardner had the bumptious ring of old-style Air Force press-agentry. The missiles are less than the ultimate in weapons. The "sure-kill" Falcon will still depend on planes to get it to the right place, at the right time, under the right circumstances. Some missiles, like artillery shells, will be duds, and the enemy bombers will fly over. Even clever missiles may be fooled, e.g., a shower of shiny metal like Christmas tree tinsel can be as distracting to a radar hunter...