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Although there have been cut 13 aniauncemeuts hy the U. J. regarding
Soviet testing, several have noted n series of detenntions and the actu-l
ranber of Soviet detonmations is significantly higher than 13.
4s indicated
in several of the U. 3, announcements, this omintry deere not disclose ait
ef the USSR shots of whieh it has knowledge, but linits itself to atatoments about explosions of spsclal interest beosuse of thair lerye sire,
their series character or som other unusual fact.
For example, the U, 4.
Stated on November 23, 1955, that the explesian than announced was, "the
largest thus fer in the USGr, and was in the range of megntons®,
This wae
later confirmed by itt. Xhrushebev, leader of the Soviet Commudat Farty,
vhen he stated in imngalore, Indin, on !ovember 25, 1955, that thin Joviet
explotion was of “unprecedented sirht".
(Yote:
Tor conve:tent reference thera io atteched a cocpllation of
statensnts by the ¥. 5. aud the U3SE on miclear weapons, including ell
statements by both eountries reperding Soviot weapons testing activities.)
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