This paper explores the problem of the adequacy of personnel performance testing on a current Ballistic Missile Test Program. It advances the thesis that criteria for judgment of technical worth must consider program/system requirements and cost-effectiveness. Examples of three categories of human performance testing on the Minuteman Ballastic Missile Program are described.
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