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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
U.N, OBSERVER PROGRAM FOR HARDTACK
Report_to the General Manager by the
Director of Military Application
PROBLEM
1. To consider again the possibility of conducting a U.N.
observation program,
SUMMARY
2, AEC 952/17 dated October 17, 1957 discussed the background of a possible U.N, demonstration shot for Operation HARDTACK
and the possible methods for demonstrating reduced fallout.
It
rurther pointed out that the Bethe Panel had been asked to comment
on a certain plan for demonstrating that a HARDTACK shot was clean,
3, AEC 952/20 dated November 5, 1957 further discussed the
pros and cons of a U.N, demonstration and analyzed various methods
which had been investigated to prove, within security requirements.
that the observed shot was "clean". }
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