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proposals, an effects test on shelters and an "open" shot (meaning open

to large numbers of visitors).
other tests.

These will probably be combined with

Dr. Graves temarked that it was a long list, with only

liniited possibilities for making combination shots, He said 4t was
proposed to group together the shots of different organizations.

There are a number of possibilities for shots in Post—Teapots
stage tests; one point detonation; predetonations an ‘optimized 30 KT
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Takka beryllium tamper;| 1i6D booster,

or a gas booster; my a 30", 2 KT device. Dr. Graves said that a
good predetonation or beryllium tamper experiment had not been thought
of yet.

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a class D device, LASL; a class D device,

Livermore; a class B weapon proof test, e.g. a 15 3000 1b shortened

a class C weapon; and a high yield boosted!mat: Mr),
Wigwam, a proposed underwater test, 30 KT ot3000 ft depth, was
also mentioned,

The nominal date is 15 May '55, 2s

There was some discussion on:

operational problems in tests,

fallout from air drops, the possibility of even larger, multimegaton
shots, the importance (pro and con) of doing a good predetonation
experiment.
At 10:40 a.m. there was a coffee break; the meeting resumed at
11:00 a.m.

At this time Dr. Bradbury delivered a critique on the philosophy
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From 1947 until 1954, Dr. Bradbury said, the country's thinking
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