Safeguard References

A 20-Year History of the Antiballistic Missile Program (film): Producer: Bell Labs for the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command
Producer: Film Enterprises, Inc., New York, NY
Date: Unknown
Video Clips
ABM Research and Development at Bell Laboratories: Project History: Author:
Publisher: Bell Labs for the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command
Date: 1975
PDF Files
Atomic Journeys (Welcome to Ground Zero) (video) ($): Contains dramatic archive film footage done during the nuclear explosion test of the ~ 5 Megaton SPARTAN missile warhead conducted beneath Amchitka Island, Alaska.
Producer: vce.com - Atomic Central
Date: 1999
The Bell System Technical Journal, Special Supplement, Safeguard Data-Processing System: Author: various
Publisher: American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Date: 1975
Click here for cover (533x798, 45k).
Communications for Safeguard: Provides a non-technical overview of the Safeguard Communications Agency (SAFCA)
Author: Donald F. Hemphill, LTC, U.S. Army
Publisher: Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
Date: 1972
PDF Document 843k.
To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program Antiballistic Missiles (ABMs): the Safeguard System: USA-CERL Special Report, N-97/01
Author: John C. Lonnquest, David F. Winkler
Publisher: Dept. of Defense, Legacy Resource Management Program, Cold War Project
Date: Nov 1996
Available here as a PDF document (under "Cultural Resources", "Cold War Related Studies")
Historic American Engineering Record: The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex: HAER Document Numbers: ND-9, ND-9-A through ND-9-Z, ND-9-AA through ND-9-AU
Authors: Historical Office, U.S. Army Space and Stratgic Defense Command: James A. Walker (Command Historic Preservation Officer), Frances Martin and Sharon Watkins (Historians); Teledyne Brown Engineering: Mark E. Hubbs (Historian); Earth Tech: James E. Zielinski (Environmental Specialist)
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Date: Sept 1996
See the HABS/HAER Collection web site for more information.
A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System, National Service in War And Peace (1925-1975): Author: Members of the Bell Labs Technical Staff, M. D. Fagen, Editor
Publisher: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Date: 1978
A History of the Huntsville Division 15 October 1967 - 31 December 1976: Information on construction of the SRMSC as well as the aborted Montana site.
Author: James H. Kitchens, III
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, AL
Date: Sept 1978
Missile Defense Thirty Years Ago: Deja Vu All Over Again?: A history of the U.S. ABM deployment from a political perspective with implications for the current NMD system. Includes original letters, memos, telegrams, etc. from Nixon, Kissinger, and others involved in the deployment of Sentinel/Safeguard.
Editor: William Burr
Website: The National Security Archive, George Washington University
Date: Dec 2000
Nukes in Space (The Rainbow Bombs) (video): Contains several clips of the Safeguard installation and a Sprint launch sequence.
Producer: vce.com - Atomic Central
Date: 1999
Video Clips
The Origins of SDI 1944-1983: Author: Donald R. Baucom
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Date: 1995
Back in print: www.kansaspress.ku.edu
Rings of Supersonic Steel (2nd Edition): Information on anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile systems.
Includes a U.S. Army Air Defense Site Guide (by defense area).
Authors: Mark Berhow and Mark Morgan
Date: Jun 2002 (2nd edition)
Click here for more information.
Safeguard -- A Step Toward Peace: Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division
Date:
Excerpts: MSR Launch Area, Launch Area EDC's, LAUT, RLOB
Seize the High Ground; The U.S. Army In Space and Missile Defense: Authors: Dr. James Walker, Dr. Lewis Bernstein, Mrs. Sharon Lang
Publisher: Historical Office, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
Date: 2003
Available from Government Printing Office Bookstore
The Shield of Faith; The Hidden Struggle for Strategic Defense: Author: B. Bruce-Briggs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, Inc.
Date: 1988
U.S. Army Depot, Safeguard: Provided supply and maintenance support to tactical Safeguard units.
Author: U.S. Army Safeguard Logistics Command (SAFLOG)
Publisher: U.S. Army Safeguard Logistics Command (SAFLOG)
Date: 1972
PDF Document 357k.
Weapons of World War 3: Author: William J. Koenig
Publisher: Bison Books Limited
Date: 1981
W/SC Telephone Directory: Western Electric / Subcontractors telephone directory containing the names of hundreds of personnel working on activation of the SRMSC complex.
Author:
Contributed by: Roger Thompson
Publisher: Western Electric Company
Date: Sept 1974

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