press release
On 1 Nov. 61, Gen. Booth, Chief of DASA, released a public
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Task Force 8, having
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been approved by the JCS.
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re is reference to a 2 Nov.
meeting between SAC and AFS
WC and EG&G and
OFO among others.
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included the Air
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a launch from Vandenberg at
8400 ft. altitude, 262 miles
on a heading of
61 degrees from Taongi.
There is some thought given to a 15 Nov. date for this
test and there are clearly problems with providing any
sort of technical diagnostics
(samplers and/or bhangmeters) unless authorization
is given immediately and some
interference worked out.
came from Reeves on Zov: NQ@
The ALOO reply to the same questions from Betts
s as
mizing the number of atmospheric test
ALOO has a general feeling as to mini
referred to in this statement.
"It also appears to us that the public and
p
cept
i would be desii rable to acce
ed and that it
international opinion must be consider
some sacrifice in some or perhaps all of these factors in the interest of public
opinion in order to reduce the probability of forced termination of atmospheric
testing completely or at a unnecessarily
include diagnostics,
safety,
early date."
time, and cost.
The factors referred to
In replying to the specific questions
from Betts, certain tests such as Marshmallow and Hard Hat are noted as examples
of tests which can be done more advantageously underground; also, if public opinion
if given a weight in the definition of advantageously, ALOO believes that most or
at least the majority of tests would be underground.
As for building up a stockpile
of underground sites they state, "We believe that we should prepare sites and
maintain them on a lead time of six months on laboratory requirements limited for