Weapons Systems Evaluation Group

History

The first Research Director was Philip M. Morse, who served a year and a half before returning to MIT in the summer of 1950. From 1957 until 1960 John H. Sides was director of WSEG. Lt. Gen. Harvey T. Alness was director from Sept. 1, 1962 until March 1, 1964.

Hugh Everett III worked at the WSEG from 1956 until 1964. Much of his works remains classified. During his time with the WSEG Everett worked on various studies of the Minuteman missile project, which was then starting. Together with George E. Pugh he wrote an influential study The Distribution and Effects of Fallout in Large Nuclear Weapon Campaigns.

References

References

1. Fay, Elton C.. (1950-10-13). "Appraisal of Weapons used in Korea Due". [[TimesDaily]].
2. (1948-12-15). "Weapons' Values to be Appraised". [[Spokane Daily Chronicle]].
3. Hoffman, Fred S.. (1973-12-18). "Effectiveness of Soviet anti-aircraft missile surprising". [[The Leader-Post]].
4. {{aut. Hugh Everett III and George E. Pugh, "The Distribution and Effects of Fallout in Large Nuclear-Weapon Campaigns", in ''Biological and Environment Effects of Nuclear War'', Hearings Before the Special Sub-Committee on Radiation of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, June 22–26, 1959, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959.