weapons which will lead to more efficient use af both tactical
and strategic atomic weapons should the need arise,
In short, enormous gaing in defensive power of the free world
have come from these tests.
The detonations have produced no substantial hazards to the public
health and safety. n the proving ground itself mone af the worlmen,
the scientists, engineers nor the troopa have com even close te
experiencing radiation sickness or blast injury.
For the people
off-site there has been no reason to give serious sonsideration to
injury.
The record of highest radiation exposures in populated areas
cutside the proving ground has been published in the AEC's 14th
Semianmial Report to Congress. It's analysis shows no hazard to health.
Livestock grazing in the immediate vicinity ef the proving ground
have suffered some nominal injury from radioactive fall-out.
(Hare
supply the facts ef:are finally determined.) The Livestock herds and flocks
affected were in close-in areas where their grasing was a calculated
risk on the part of the owers.
Nevertheless the AEC has moved to
compensate.(Here what the facts turn out to be.)
The tests have brought inconvenience to some industries and scientific
study enterprises whose products or operations are affected by increase
in the background radiation brought on by radioactive fall-out.
The film
industry, hovevar. with AEC cooperation has learned to live with the
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