. Bell telephone magazine . ion, a Western Electric subsidiary, the Bell System is making a unique and valuable contribution to our nations nuclear defenses 32 THE SANDIA STORY Siegmund P. Schwartz, President,Sandia Corporation H The recent signing of a new con-tract between the U. S. AtomicEnergy Conmiission and the WesternElectric Company extended for anotherfive years the highly important nationaldefense assignment of Sandia Corpora-tion, a miique member of the Bell Sys-tem family. Security considerations have limitedthe disclosure of detailed informationabout Sandias operations, but there

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. Bell telephone magazine . ion, a Western Electric subsidiary, the Bell System is making a unique and valuable contribution to our nations nuclear defenses 32 THE SANDIA STORY Siegmund P. Schwartz, President,Sandia Corporation H The recent signing of a new con-tract between the U. S. AtomicEnergy Conmiission and the WesternElectric Company extended for anotherfive years the highly important nationaldefense assignment of Sandia Corpora-tion, a miique member of the Bell Sys-tem family. Security considerations have limitedthe disclosure of detailed informationabout Sandias operations, but there are many facets of the task that can be dis-cussed and as the technology develops,broader applications are being found forthe information once narrowly applied toweapons design. Sandias responsibilitiesin the field of ordnance extend from theinception of each nuclear weapon to theretirement of that weapon from operates two laboratories:Sandia Laboratory at Albuquerque, NewMexico, and Livermore Laboratory at. t i • 33

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