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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY LIAISON COMMITTEE
P, O, BOX 1814
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
July 30, 1956
Cha SSaF LEATION CANCELLED
OR CHANGAD TO
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MEMORANDUM FOR The Chairman, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
SUBJECT:
Hign Altitude Test
Reference:
Memorandum for Chairman, Military Liaison
Committee, from Director of Military Application, Atomic Energy Commission, subject
as above, daved 29 June 1956% Lxi-3990.-
i. The Department of Defense believes that a high yield
very high altitude datconation should be studied to determine
the feasibility of obtaining weapon effects in addition to
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lcng renge cetecticn information and is interested in participating in such a study.
Some information is presently availévle on this suojecct.
This information was obtained as. an
acdunet to the study which resulted in the Joint Chiefs of
ctatf approval of a 2KT, 100,000-foot detonation for Operation
HARDTACK,
2.
The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project will be tne
Department of Defense coordinating agency.
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Herbert B. Loper
Chairman
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