conveniently be reached between about 400 and 1000 kilometers and well out of
the sensible atmosphere."
Secondly, Bradbury recommends an experiment to study
the actual effects of the XW-SOX1Y2 utilizing that device at an altitude of
125 to 150 kilometers and making certain detailed output measurements.
Hi
He notes
the DOD proposals for testing in that regime and emphasizes that we must get the
AEC purposes fulfilled as well as the DOD purposes even if it means additional
tests.
Bradbury finally notes that LASL makes no recommendation for tests in a
category entitled "Physics Experiments to Determine Future Course of Action,"
which apparently is a Livermore category.
He feels it is more important at this
time to determine the actual performance of the untested portion of the
stockpile, particularly the designs which have evolved during the moratorium.
He states, “With unlimited atmospheric testing, our test proposals would certainly
consider the long range ‘significance of physics experiments upon weapons design.
od, we believe
of a two to three month test peri
Under the present rules, however,
tha
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best served by confirmatory,
that the country's interest are
experiments that
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- applicable, exploratory experime
essentially
to extremes is, in our opinion,
will push the state of the art
impossible to do in three months."