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to summarize and evaluate work done on fallout partition up to that time
(Reference 26},

The conferees corcluded that the bert genezvalizition

which could be reached cu the basis of the data presented was anequal
distribution of radioactivity between world wide «nd lecal fukiout for both
land and water detonations in the riegaton rangee

1.2.6 World-wide Fallout.

World-wide fetlout Laz been cf great

concern to persons responsible for the conduct of we2pons tests on acccunt
of the poeszible consequences attendant upes, the giobal diapsraal of zadioactive substznces,

The dangers from extern2l irradiation are generally

believed to be of a minor nature, due to the low levels af activity involved,

but the incorporation of nuclides into the humzen system through the uscal
biological chinnels introduces the poasibility of long-term effects whose
sériousntss is not easily determined,
The Iecal fallout from the tects at Exiwetck, as defined earlier, will
settle cut in the Pacific Ocean sxd hense will be of only indirect concern,

Rowever, the tropospheric and straterpheric falicut will come down
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