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In d e x 149<br />

Matador missile development, 22<br />

nuclear weapons R&D, 22–23<br />

postwar diversification, 22<br />

rocket and missile development, 14–15<br />

Pine Bluff Arsenal, Ark., 13n6<br />

Polaris missile, 53, 54n55, 86, 96, 112<br />

Poseidon missile, 53<br />

Postwar period<br />

arsenal system functions, 8, 11, 13<br />

changing R&D after World War II, 15–21<br />

demobilization issues, 12, 21<br />

expansion of Navy technical capabilities, 8<br />

growth of civilian research infr<strong>as</strong>tructure, 5<br />

outsourcing of weapons production, 13, 34<br />

staffing issues, 20n28<br />

variation in arsenal production levels, 13n7<br />

Power, Lt. Gen. Thom<strong>as</strong>, 84<br />

President, U.S. See Reagan, Ronald.<br />

Private sector. See Industrial firms.<br />

Putt, Brig. Gen. Donald, 78–79, 109<br />

Quantum mechanics, 26, 26n42<br />

Quarterm<strong>as</strong>ter Corps, 12n4<br />

Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, 89, 89n64, 101n94<br />

Raritan Arsenal, N.J., 12n3<br />

RDB. See Research and Development Board.<br />

Read, Thom<strong>as</strong>, 26n43, 27n44<br />

Reagan, Ronald, 7<br />

Redstone Arsenal, Ala., 13n6, 22n33<br />

Redstone missile, 96<br />

Republic Aircraft, 97<br />

Research and Development Board (RDB), 16n15, 39<br />

Research and Development Division, 17, 18, 40<br />

Rickover, Capt. Hyman, 62–63<br />

Ridenour, Louis, 78–79, 109<br />

Ridenour Report, 78–79, 109<br />

Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.<br />

betatron research, 31<br />

establishment, 11<br />

functions, 12, 29<br />

organizational realignment, 30<br />

rocket and missile development, 14–15, 29, 29n49<br />

staffing issues, 20n28<br />

X-ray research, 29–31

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