nembers of the weapons
Section of the LPC on the subject of testing, which includes the list of
LASL proposals for overseas testing which Bradbury wil] present at a
meeting
with General Betts on 13 November In Albuquerque.
into two segments:
The list Is divided
1) for an of f-Hilo operation which will include al!
measurements except for alpha and
includes the 43,
CU
50, 59, and
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16 M devices;
2) an operation which will require Alpha measurements or special diagnostics
and will be done at some unknown island on balloons and ground stations and
will include approximately 10 tests as presently planned.
A very tentative
list of the paraltiel plans from Livermore as provided by John Foster is also
included.
Here is an 8NovemberTWX from a Mr. G.F. Bing of ARPA to Air Force Systems
Command (Col. Nudenberg) with info copies to SSD (Col. Westmoreland), Gen.
Betts, Dick Taschek, Gilbert of Livermore, and DASA (Commander Edwards).
The message is interesting,
| will quote it in its entirety:
altitude weapons effects tests are being planned by DASA.
are from 165 kt to several megatone.
to 1,000 kilometers.
"Several ion
Possible yields
Posssible altitudes from 25 kilometers
Assumed Time spans of 4 to 7 months, 9 to /2 months,
and 18 to 24 months with emphasis on 4 to
7 months.
Request that you evaluate whether or not these tests can be advantageously
used in the Vela Hotel program.
If so, request that recommendations be made
to ARPA as soon as possible with regard to various actions which could be
taken.
Would appreciate preliminary views during briefing to ARPA following
13 November meeting of Vela Hote! Joint Technical Group"