Meeting #1353,
9 April 58:
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The President approved JI as the high altitude site on 7 April 58.
' A discussion of the non~military uses of nuclear devices determined
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a number of activities and positions that directly effected the Plowshare |
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program. "Mr. Libby referred to the possibility of a disarmament
agreement being reached which would restrict all nuclear weapons tests
to underground detonations.
Because of this possibility, he said, he believed
that the AEC should.accelerate its program of underground testing so
that it would have greater experience with tests of this type if.the US
should agree to a test limitation.
Starbird said he intended to submit
to the commission the following week, recommendations concerning
an expanded undergraund test program.
' Among other things, the
Commission approved broade:.ing the Plowsherre program and increasing
the funding level for FY59 to 4 million dollars.
A number of items
were approved to address the planning and preparation for the Alaskan
excavation project,