If a lift system is proposed, the Air Staff would expect to be advised of the nature and extent of the restrictions on launching. Safety Precautions 12. The launching party is to be given complete protection, at their firing stations, against normal launch effects such as the exhaust blast of the missile. In addition, all reasonable measures consistent with the operational effectiveness of the site, are to be taken to protect the launching party against the effects of a fuel explosion of a fully fuelled missile. In its stored position, the warhead must be protected by fire-proof bulkheads, or other effective means, against damage by fire and nuclear hazards.
Provision is to be made to extinguish or limit outbreaks of fire anywhere on the site.
The site must be so positioned that no other building or installation in the vicinity can be damaged by blast or fire resulting from the explosion of a fully fuelled vehicle. Fire breaks must also be provided. The question of the local security of the site will be the subject of further investigation by the Air Ministry, who will examine and decide upon the extent and depth of the security measures to be imposed, the size of the security area required, and the need for camouflage. It is desirable that the design of the underground launching sites should be capable of accepting future generations of ballistic missiles, if this is possible. Access facilities to and Within the Site 18.