Meeting #1367, 30 April 1958: A proposal by the Air Force to test both the Nike-Hercules missile /} LS and the Fighter-Intercepter/MB-1 using nuclear warheads was presented. The DOD said that it would be impossible to ;,repare for testing these systems at the EPG by 1 September and they were proposing conduct of the tests inthe U.S. It was stated the NTS could not be used for the MB-1 tests since they involved firing warheads at drones and the NTS area was not large enough to provide adequate safety. The DOD had presented a proposal now to test these two systems at Eglin Air Force Base. The discussion addressed the possible problems with public relations and the reasons why Cape Canaveral and Engwetok could not be used. The Commission as a whole were not very sympathetic to the DOD's desires or to agreement to opening up another U.S. test site, for various reasons. Discussion ensued in this meeting ona revised letter to the JCAE commenting 0a a bill introduced into the House of Representatives by Representative Porter (HR8269) to halt the testing by the U.S. of nuclear weapons. Some . discussion by the various Commissioners ensued but no agreernent ona letter was reached so the General Manager said that another revision to the letter would be prepared and submitted at a later time for consideration.