A 2 April 960 TWX from Starboard to the Laboratories discusses the
possible ways for providing devices for an International seismic detection
detonation program ‘and puts forth some possible ways of segregating the
_hecessary stock pile and handling it including such possibilities as
external inspection by foreign nationals and requests the Laboratories to
comment on these plans.
A 22 April TWX from Starboard to the Labs continues
discussion along these fines, wherein Starboard states in relation to the
proposed stock pile, it is not necessary to state that either the weapons
_are obsolete or that all versions have been previously tested but that he
belleves we should state that they are standard older-type weapons.
There
is further discussion as to whether the Mark 6 or Mark 7 is more desirable
and that consideration must be taken of containers now being procured by
Livermore as well as the plans for such experiments as Lolipop and decoupling
experiments to require the device to be lowered to a 36" hole.
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