https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/63c1881f4473d1efd70d3809ca4e64e2.pdf 0c75f35871fba81d63aa77685648ac3c PDF Text Text SECRET - NATO REPRODUCED BY THE STANDING GROUP ENCLOSURE 1 Pages 1 - 2 , Incl ... NORTH ATLANTIC MILITARY COMMITTEE COMITE MILiTAIRE D£ L'ATLANTIQUE NORD STANDING. CROUP GROUPE PERMANENT GENERAL MIX GSLKE, ?,A. f ^ ADMIHM, WALTER F. BOOSTS, H.S.Ne < FEOMs AMIKM, SIB MICEAEL SBOTY. SUBJECTI Ths following are the U.K. views on the military characteristics desired of a secoad generation IBBM for SASO Europe* 2. (a) Date of Deployment Late 1960*§ (b) Type of ?u«l Solid or storcable lif&id* (of Bange Maxisnasi 2,000| (d) Payloafi k warhead of one negaton* pins capability to carr|r anti-defensive devices smofe as BGH as-nay be needed to counter probable Buesian (e) &_ld&nc@ ® (f) vulnerability minims- ?0y fare inertia* The weapon must be suitable for deployment undergvow-P or oust be mobile* 3» la developing the above characteristics, the Halted Kingdom considers that tho weapon system oust also i»eet the following criteria** combination most be flexible to ensure optimum capability to cover priority targets. TB~sf greater range would be possible with smaller warheads or without eonnter&e&smres, and at shorter ranges greater destruction could be accomplished with a greater surety of the weapon reaching the target fey increasing the warhead sij|e and increasing lonntermeas tares capability«(b) \j- SECRET - NATO IPT 2 3 2 / b / I N P O ^t The choice between solid and storeahle __qnid asst be made primarily on the basis of «feiefe provides the best readiness and reaction tlses /capabilities« -1- Enclosure 1 000538 �SECRET - NATO N O H f h A T U h i . u . U I » . Y A I M COMMITTEE COMITE MiLlTAIRE DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD STANDING GROUP5 GROUPE PERMANENT capabilities. Other f a c t o r s which must be considered are propulsion efficiency, ease of manufacture, handllagg storage and i n s p e c t i o n . All these factors w i l l depend t o some extent on the s t a t e of the a r t and method of deployment, underground or n o b i l s , chosen* (c) l^evel ppqeflft. j>frfteflftij..\i The s t a t e d date ©f deployment of l a t e 19o0»s i s the date by which the f i r s t generation weapons are becoming overage, But 16 a l s o means t h a t the new weapons w i l l have t o be closely based on weapons already under design or development. Bearing i n s&nd t h e rapid development i n t h e s t a t e of t h e m i s s i l e a r t i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e second generation IBBM ffiast aeet more than current a i n l a a l r e q u i r e ments i n order t o allow for f u t u r e and M b . cc* / ^ « W /£ Director Secretary ( 2 ) . SECRET - NATO TPT 232/6/INFO -2- Enclosure 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW04124 Title A name given to the resource CDNW04124 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO Cooperation Regarding Nuclear Weapons And Missile Bases (IRBM)," RG24-B-1, vol 21468, file CSC 2108:1, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en