SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C.  20549

                         SCHEDULE 13G/A

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 1 )*


                       Alliant Techsystems      
        _________________________________________________________
                         (Name of Issuer)

             Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
       ___________________________________________________________
                   (Title of Class of Securities)

                             018804104
            ________________________________________________
                          (CUSIP Number)




	*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
 person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
 of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
 which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior page.

	The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
 be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
 that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions  of
 the Act (however, see the Notes).










                  (Continued on following pages (s))

Page  1  of   4   Pages


CUSIP No.          018804104            		13G/	     Page  2  of  4  Pages

 (1)  Names of Reporting Persons, S.S. or I.R.S. Identifications Nos.
 of Above Persons

	Sasco Capital, Inc.
_____________________________________________________________________

 (2)  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group* (a)    /   /
  								                                              (b)   / X /
______________________________________________________________________

 (3)  SEC Use Only
_____________________________________________________________________

 (4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization

	Fairfield, Connecticut
_____________________________________________________________________

Number of Shares 	(5)  Sole Voting Power
   Beneficially	
   Owned by           	0
   Each Reporting	     _______________________________________________
   Person With   	(6)  Shared Voting Power
	
	                      None
	                      _______________________________________________
	                 (7)  Sole Dispositive Power
 
                      	0
				                  	_______________________________________________
				             	(8)  Shared Dispositive Power
					
                      	None
  ______________________________________________________________________
 (9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     	0
  ______________________________________________________________________
(10)  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

________________________________________________________________________
(11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

     	0
________________________________________________________________________
(12)  Type of Reporting Person*
	IA


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Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:

	The issuer of the securities to which this statement relates is Alliant
 Techsystems.

Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

	600 Second Street N.E.
	Hopkins, MN  55343-8384

Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing: 

		Sasco Capital, Incorporated

Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Business Office:

		10 Sasco Hill Road
		Fairfield, CT  06430

Item 2(c)	Citizenship:	

		Sasco Capital, Incorporated is a Connecticut corporation whose office
  is at Fairfield, Connecticut.

Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

		Common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

		018804104

Item 3		This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) and the person
filing is:

		Daniel L. Leary, Secretary, for Sasco Capital, Inc.

Item 4		Ownership.  

 		Not applicable.



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Item 5		Ownership of 5% or less of a Class

		Not applicable.

Item 6		Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person.

		Not applicable.

Item 7		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
Security	Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.  

		Not applicable.

Item 8		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

		Not applicable.

Item 9		Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Item 10		Certification.

		By signing below, I, Daniel L. Leary Secretary of Sasco Capital, Inc.,
 certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities
 referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
 were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
 or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
 acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
 such purposes or effect.

	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
 certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
 and correct.



			_______________________________
			Daniel L. Leary
			Secretary
			February 22, 1999