Jerome B. Wiesner

A militarized society

U.S. citizens must free themselves from the Cold War assumptions that have stifled common sense and initiative.

Unilateral confidence building

In this months “Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock” Jerome Wiesner suggests unilateral actions that could reduce the dangers of the arms race. David Inglis advises that only by freezing cruise missiles can an extremely dangerous escalation of the arms race be prevented. Finally, Rudolf Peierls argues that, because a successful first strike is impossible, unilateral Western arms reductions would have a very healthy effect on the international environment. — The Editors

Communication Using Earth Satellites

A review of the use of earth satellites for reliable, ionospheric-independent communication circuits includes considerations of losses in the propagating path, directivity features, and influences such as Doppler shift. The effects of such influences on bandwidth and range are illuminated.

“Science in Policy, Policy in Science”

Statements on the federal investment in research and development, taken from the October 16, 1963 testimony of Dr. Wiesner (as Director of the Office of Science and Technology) before the House Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development.

The Federal Role in Science and Technology

Excerpts from the statement of Jerome B. Wiesner, Director of the Office of Science and Technology, before the military operations subcommittee on government operations on matters pertaining to science organization and government contracting for research and development, August, 1962.