‘technical lead tines for fulleseale high altitude tests will
d.
vory
from a mininun of six months to about 182 months (from 2 decision to test)
dependent wron fumig walilable for cdvence proeurement of lons lerd tine
items.
5.
Discussion:
a.
Genersl,
‘tomic weapons tests comiucted since sorld isr II by
the United States, the Soviet Unien, and Great Britian asve resulted
in contimied and ever increasing worldewide opposition to nuclear weapons
testing.
‘This opposition has been principally because of the fallout
(local and worldevide) associcted with weapons testing and the Leck of
definitive knowledea as to its immedicte ami ultinate effects on the
public haclth.
The President has established ag national policy, <
“nited Stcteg mor’ torium on atonic testinr,
The oresent intern:tional
nesotiations it “eneva, with reccrd to nuclear weapons testing, seck
a mutually satisfcetory means of test detection and control,
It has becove inereasingly anvarent, because of ner.tive world
opindon, thrt we will mest likely never crain be permitted te conduct
muclesr weanons testins of the actgnitudes .nd by the methods of the
past.
If national rolicy should be amended to allow stomic testing
it mest certainly will linit testing concepts to those which will provide
positive assurance of no adverse health effects either local or world-wide
and either short ran-e or long ronge timeewise,
Thus, atonic testinrs
out of the atmosphere (extremely high altitude) and limited yield under}
ground testing are the most likely future means of obtaining required
diagnostics and effects data within the above parameters.
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