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permiusible body burdens of faliouc isotopes is tolerable and
this conservative treatment indicates that care and caution
must be taken about the matter of additional radioactive
contamination.
The United States Atomic Energy Commicsion has
concistently tried to reduce the magnitude of the fallout from
atomic testing and it is cleas that the new technique of testin,
underground can further greatly reduce world-wide failouc.
It
ic to be hoped that other nation. wiil adopt thi. procedure,
even though it is sometimes difficult and more troubie.
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does have one advantage, however, in addition to eliminating:
fallout; it makes the test schedule independent of weatinex.
With further development of procedureg it ougnt to be possible
co obtain most of the zrecultc on weapon. daecign with thi.
technique.
Of course, the proof testin, of weapons in their
carcievs might not ve possible unserzsouni, the critical
question of whetnez the weapon. operate anu give tne yields and
behave as they should, can be answered by chis method which is
fallout free.
Wo one who hac stuvied radioactive faliout has
any desire co, in any way, ineseace the amount of it.
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risk and hazard which ic Limited and which car be consideveu
velative to the aavantage: gained, cut it is necessary to watch
it and to control it ac cavefulzy as possible.
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