NEW U.S. ATOM MISSILE

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27874, 24 January 1956, Page 6

NEW U.S. ATOM MISSILE

Design By German Scientists (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. An atomic missile, developed in part by the scientists who designed the German VI (flying bomb) and the V2 (rocket) which bombarded London in the last war. will be delivered to the army after the middle of the year. A 300,000.000 dollar fund for missile procurement in the 1957 financial year, beginning on July 1, includes money lor production of the missile, known as the Redstone, it was reported today. Army combat units were not expected to receive supplies until next year. The Redstone is aimed like an artillery shell, and fired in a high arc to a height of 100 miles before diving to its target. * A guiding system for it was designed by scientists, including Dr. Theodor Buchold and Dr. Werner von Braun, the VI and V2 experts. A scale model of the Redstone was on public display this week-end. The model indicated that the actual weapon would be about 45 feet long, with a diameter of four feet. It is capable of carrying a standard atomic fission or hydrogen fusion warhead. The Army said the Redstone would be the basis for development of a 1500mile. intermediate range ballistic missile. The Redstone has a new “inertial” guidance system, but officials have declined to give details. Such a system is intended to keep a missile on the course at which it was pre-aimed before firing, through the use of electrical and mechanical “sensing” devices mounted inside. Except for this rudimentary corrective guidance, the Redstone lacks the features of a true “guided” missile, which is steered toward its targets by radio control, by riding a radar beam, or by a combination of several external guidance systems.