Tucson Titan sites spark McDonald led clash over downwind plan
University of Arizona physicist Dr James McDonald and the CARTT group press for missiles to be placed downwind of Tucson to limit fallout risk while the Air Force argues for proximity to Davis Monthan AFB and major roads. The dispute centers on wind direction, fallout safety, and economic factors in choosing Titan locations around the city.
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Tucson
James McDonald
University of Arizona
Air Force
Titan
U.S
McDonald
United States
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Defense
Titans
Sile
CARTT
Dolén Hummel
Washington
Curtis LeMay
D-M
Hummel
Sertoma Club
Young Democrats
American Legion
Pima County Republican Women
Retail Trade Bureau
Chamber of Commerce and
Women's Civil Defense Council
Young Republicans
McDonald Group
Bacon
AF Confirms Titan Silo Site Criteria City Water Depth
Col William C Bacon, Davis Monthan commander, states land must be dry to 150 feet or more to avoid silo wall collapse after firing. He notes no sites east of the city due to water, saying the San Pedro area has plenty of it.
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William C. Bacon
Davis-Monthan
Bacon
San Pedro
Titan Base Locations Upset Nuclear Fallout Warning
McDonald disclosed eighteen Titan sites instead of six clusters, warning that a nuclear incident would cause lethal fallout in Tucson on most days. He argued the sites block evacuation routes, require underground shelter for 4 to 6 months, and would triple megatonnage exposure compared to prior plans.
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McDonald
Tucson
Titan bases spur Tucson area missile program
The Air Force outlines Titan missile bases around Tucson with nine test wells, 18 bases in three complexes, and 1,200 missile men and families to live near D-M. Sites near Oracle Junction Sahuarita Three Points Benson Mountain View and other areas form a ring around the city to support 24 hour operation and centralized control.
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Page
Point Arguello
Navy
Pacific Missile Base
Vandenberg
Tucson
Sundt
Victor Buschmeyer
Corps of Engineers
Air Force
Oracle Junction
Air Force Project
Tucson-Florence
Oracle
Three Points
Sahuarita
Tucson-Ajo
Sasabe
Continental
Nogales
Benson Highway
Sonoita Road
Mountain View
Tta
Issile 3
Benson
Tuc
Marana
Ajo Road
D-M
Underground silo complex linked by tubes considered
The passage describes a fully underground complex with work storage and control rooms. Some sites elsewhere use subterranean tubes connecting silos, but the Air Force gave no plan for such linkage here and the six mile spacing between tubes makes it doubtful.
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Air Force
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