Vi, CONCLUSION
A. NUCLEAR
it is concluded that the planfor HARDTACK Redstone firings has been
conceived so 'as'tomaximize personnel safety. The probability of a nuclear
detonationwhich would be hazardous to anypoint on the earth's surface is
conservativelyestimated not to exceed one in ten million~— this probability existing only within the immediate area of Bikini Atoll. Figure 5
showsthe geographical distribution of this probability in other aresa,
B, NON-NUCLEAR
it is concluded that from the standpoint of other than nuclear safety
the hazards associated with the preparation and launching of the Redstone
missiles are neither unusual nor lacking in precedent.
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ATOMIC ENERGY ACT 1954