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“SERee
fission yield of the shot.
To determine the fission yield at all
be the
convincingly the vadio-chemical analysis of samples should
Met
method used,
.
corstetonto
-@3 Observerswould be allow ed
to determine the total
yield by some simple method such as fireball or
bhangmeter 5
f, Samples would be collected by aircraft and analyzed
to determine the total fission yield; and
g@. The analysis would be accomplished under direct
observation of,
or by, the observers,
5, AEC 952/20 also pointed out that there were certain
dangers in this operation.
The yield of the device would be
large and might unduly awe rather than mollify the observers,
There was always the chance (though slight) that the weapon would
not work satisfactorily and that, therefore, the major portion
of the reduced yield would be from fission,
The demonstration
probably would not convince all who observed,
6. AEC 952/20 reauested Commission guidance as to the
further approach to be taken,
At Meeting 1313 on November 6, 1957,
the Commission agreed that the Commission's position regarding
the
Security hazards of a demonstration shot be presented to the Presi-
dent and his further guidance requested.
the Chairman,
In his conversation with
the President indicated that cancellation might be