ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION 1. Short range ballistic rockets of the V.2 type are now available to the Russians. The present estimate of the longer range ballistic rocket threat is that the Russians could develop ballistic rockets with ranges of 1,500 to 2,000 n.m. by 1959 and that by 1967 rockets with ranges of 4,500 to 6,000 miles might be developed. The seriousness of this threat to the survival of the United Kingdom is so great that it is essential to investigate means of defence against it without delay. A new approach to the problem with the development of new techniques will be necessary if an effective defence is to be attained.