Astounding Science Fiction, British Edition — page 125: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

oO Y= S|eCre [ By LEE CAHN The plans for the full testing of the guided missile were most carefully planned; one does, when trying out an active, atomic-armed missile! The plan did not include sabotage .. . Illustrated by Cartier INUTES of the Senate Com- mittee on Military Affairs. May 10, 1962. Senator Guy: Your name and occupa- tion, please. Mr. Schlosberg: William Schlosberg, engineer. Senator Guy: What is your connection with the guided missile Albatross V? Mr. Schlosberg: I was Assistant Pro- ject Engineer for guidance, for the entire contract. Senator Guy: What were the principal specifications for the Albatross V? You may talk freely here. S.: Al had an atomic power plant, so his range was unlimited. Maximum speed was Mach 5— G.: How fast is that in miles per hour? S.: About twenty-eight hundred miles an hour at service ceiling, which was one hundred twenty thousand feet. Warhead was twenty-five hun- dred pounds—the missile was de- signed to take a Mark VII warhead, but I was never officially told its Radius of Kill. I understand un- officially it exceeded thirty miles. Len Johnson was Project Engineer on the warhead for the A.E.C, 123 Conmicloooks com