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REALZE AND SAFETY MECCAVETONS
FOR BNIWETOK PROVING GROUND TeerS
Protection of health and safety ie a primary eoasideration in the conduet af the MAWDTACK series of auclear weapons tests now undervay at the
Seivetok Hroving Ground in the Pecifie.
Ae auneuncel. previously, the test certes vill. atvence the development
of weagons for defense ageinat aggression weether air-borne, aiesile-borne
of othervite munted. Information on the effects of weapons vill be obtained for military end civilien defense use. As in the peat, teat oparations
Will be eondugted in « meane! designed te keep to on abeulute miaigus the
radiation arising from the detonation of miclear weapras .
dn important objective of the tests is the further developuent of
nuclear weapons with greatly reduced radioactive fallout «> that the area
of radiation baserd my be kept as mmall as posatble. This principle was
first proved in the 2nivetck test sertes of 1955.
Verious precautions have been taken te keep significant radioactive
fallout within the confines of the denger area in the Pacific vhich wis
emmounced an Yotevuary Le, 1956. With the exosption of Jaint Task Pores
facilities, thare are nc inhabited places within the danger area.
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