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for bio-environmental survey for
approved proceeding for preparations
of 1960; approved an HE scaling
Project Chariot during the summer
the study in
Livermore Lab will continue
program; and noted that the
preliminary
device and probably undertake
development of the Ditchdigger

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late FY 1961. Also it was noted
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Taschek replied to these proposals on 22 Jan. 60 to Bradbury stating that "appropriate
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arrangements be made on the 2 Willow detonations for coordination with Vela detection

capability," and suggesting that the outerspace test be moved to well outside the earth's
dipole magnetic field, perhaps 150,000-200,000 kilometers.

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