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This article presents world news briefs. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower has announced that the U.S. will not be pushed out of Berlin, Germany by threats from Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev. The United States released findings concerning a ring of radiation enveloping the earth that disrupted radio, radar, and other communications. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an Executive Order limiting and assigning quotas for the import of oil.

Evaluates Safeguard programs launched by the U.S. President, Richard Nixon to counter the threat imposed by intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) of the Soviet Union. Comparison of ICBM missiles possessed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union; Features of ICBM; Opinion of Pentagon's research chief, John S. Foster Jr. on the ability of Soviet SS-9 missiles to hit multiple targets; Ability of Minutemen silos to counter the Soviet missile threat; Information regarding the Over The Horizon radars, which is operational at permanent overseas bases.

Discusses the proposal of the U.S. Department of Defense to construct a bomber-defense system that would modernize the Aerospace Defense Command, a branch of the U.S. Air Force charged with defending the nation against aerial attack. Components of the system, including an early warning radar array; Overview of the bomber threat to the U.S.; List of countermeasures to protect interceptor airplanes.

The article presents information on political and economic conditions of the U.S. The reason for approaching the anti-missile lap of the arms race with some caution is that however certain the commercial profits implicit in the system its ability to throw tip a realty effective protecting umbrella is a matter of divided opinion. Even within the industry there are not a few skeptics and doubters. One who warns of possible difficulties is Karl Sittel of the Radio Corporation of America. More than a year ago Sittel wrote a paper on "Effects on Radar of Plasma Produced by High- Altitude Nuclear Detonation." The paper is published currently by the RCA. Missile and Surface Radar Oivsszon, with the reservation that the effects are discussed only "to the extent allowed by security regulations in an unclassified paper."

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Not Economics," by Robert E. Morrison in the March 26, 1995 issue, "Radar With 100-Mile Reach Speeds Airport Traffic," by an unnamed writer in the March 19, 1955 issue and "Anti-Smog," by Bob Frey in the March 12, 1955 issue.

The article reports on the installation of radar equipment in the office of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Houston, Texas in February 1954. It mentions that the installation of the system is the start of a radar network that will be useful for the entire state of Texas. According to the bureau, the use of the radar system will allow its officials for earlier, more detailed and more accurate forecasts.

The article looks at the efforts to the U.S. government to protect the country against atomic attack, air or otherwise. It highlights a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study for the Air Force, titled "Project Lincoln," which was a scientific analysis of the country's vulnerability to attack and what to do about it. Radar is believed to be the key to the country's atomic defense. It mentions the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Defense to build a mobile radar net that would consist of radar-equipped, high-flying patrol planes.

The article reports on the growth of the laser devices market in the U.S. It reports that in 1960 when the laser was developed, it couldn't be turned into a marketable good. However it reports that increasing use of lasers in calibrating radar systems, television (TV) components and wristwatches have increased the demand for laser devices. It reports on Standard Research Institute according to which domestic sales of laser devices in the U.S. will exceed 500 million dollars by 1980.

The article presents information on the setting up of a panel of faculty, students, and trustees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to analyze its future role as defense contractor. MIT is regarded as Pentagon's largest campus research contractor in developing missile guidance, radar, and gyroscope systems. It suggests expansion of educational relation, reduction in security barriers, and reviewing research proposals. However it discusses expected difficulties, rules, and outlook.

The article focuses on the Basic Research in the U.S. Navy, and 18-month study made conducted by A. D. Little Co. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The study details the nature of basic research and its relationship to military end products. It also details the fundamental military and industrial work that lead to the development of the important component in electric equipment. It cited the development of radar as an example of how basic research can lead to a development of equipment for the Navy.

The article offers information on Airborne Instruments Laboratory Inc. (AIL) which has set up a radar device in La Guardia Field in New York City. It also reports on the sources of its projects which includes Aeronautical Radio Inc., the Air Transport Association, the armed services and the private sector airlines industry. It also reports on the organizational break up the company which has six sections and is headed by Hector R. Skifter.

The article reports on the peacetime application of radar in the U.S. Radar is described to replace the sense of sight-piercing fog, cloud, smoke or darkness. Some of its peacetime applications include in the field of air and water transportation to make navigation safe and continuous. Radar is also expected to have particular utility in regulating air traffic over congested airways and near airports. Statistics of radar equipment deliveries to the Army and Navy are provided.

The article reports on the reorganization of the U.S. Air Force aimed at making it the world's most powerful modern fighting unit. The service will build 137 wings by 1957, a bomber force of 40 wings, and complete conversion to jet bombers by 1958. The hug change being experienced by the service is based on a new attitude of mature, professional self-confidence. The change is being led by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Nathan Farragut Twining.

A quiz about current affairs is presented.

The article reports on the ten B-29 airplanes of the U.S. Air Force that fly only at night over Korea because of their limited air power. A statement is made by General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg on the probability that the U.S. will retreat from enemy lines because of the lack of equipment. The country does not have adequate defense against the nuclear attack of Russia despite its rearmament after the war. The Communist Army in China has high-technology weapons and airplanes supplied by the Russians.

The article focuses on Russian Lieutenant General Vasily Stalin, son of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. He commanded a fighter division in Poland in 1944 and was promoted to major general in 1946. Three years later, he was again promoted to lieutenant general. The article also details the growth of Russian air power during the 1940s.

The article reports on the newest weapons of war being made in the U.S. as of May 1951. It highlights "guided missiles" which is the military phrase in every U.S. aircraft factory, every technical institute and every electronics laboratory. It offers information on guided missiles' source of power and their capability. They include surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and surface-to-surface missiles.

The article reports that Egypt President Gamal Abdel Nasser welcomes Iraq in its union to the Egypto-Jordanian alliance against Israel. According to Nasser, they are so eager for battle so that the enemy will awake from his dream and meet the Arab reality face to face. Meanwhile, Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, stated that the time is not yet ripe for them to strike the Arab forces and that they will wait and see the outcome of diplomacy.

The article discusses the remarkable stories of TWA 707 nonstop flight across the U.S. It states that the TWA 707 took off from Los Angeles International Airport, soared smoothly across the nation, and landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. It also notes that the story involves 14,000 highly trained and dedicated men who work with some of the most complex and sophisticated electronic apparatus ever devised.

The article reports on the aerial bombing of North Vietnam by the U.S. It reveals that the targets of the bombing were military camps and oil storage facilities of Hanoi-Haiphong complex with the purpose of crippling the communists and, thereby, preventing major attacks in the South. According to the author, the decision of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, to bomb the North garnered both praise and criticism.

The article explores the strength of Thailand as ruled by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. The country serves as a proud heir to seven centuries of uninterrupted independence and appears to soar above the troubles of the region all around it. Literacy rate of Thai is 71 percent among the highest in Asia. Eventhough various ruling officers have come and gone, the Thai still have political stability and a sense of belonging to a nation.

The article reports on the testing for the complex communications network paraphernalia of modern technology into the new Combat Operations Center (COC) of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) . It notes that NORAD's commander Dean C. Strother can muster a force of more than 100,000 men with the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). It adds that the NORAD is a radar defensive force which can add immeasurably to the U.S. nuclear deterrent.