peenonerLaboratory needed a decision on whether six or seven
devices would be tested.
more then six,
If it were decided not to test
then the desirability of one shot versus
another must be debated.
Dr. Graves pointed out that if the
number of shots were reduced to, say, four, it would relieve
considerably the strain on the test organization, but the
cdifference between six and seven shots in terms of difficulty
was not great.
It was just a question of early planning for
seven shots instead of six.
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Referring to the memorandum given the Commissioners
earlier in the meeting, General Fields said he wished to
know if the actions recorded there properly reflected the
wishes of the Commission regarding the emergency capability,
whether they were
in agreement with the present plans for
CASTLE, or whether. an earlier test was desired.
A statt paper
recommending formal Commission approval of a CASTLE program
was
in preparation, and would be submitted to the Commission
withinthe next day or two.
circulated.)
(See AEC 597/23, subsequently
Mr. Strauss noted that the last item of the pro-
posed action envisaged the possibility of a seventh snot, and
pointed out that the AEC would have to justify the seventh
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