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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