SESSION
(March 31, 1954)
The Committee met in executive session at 9:30 am,
ALL members,
the Secretary, and Mr. Tomei were present.
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consider the report of a Committee to
Study the Nevada Proving Grounds.
Thereport recommended certain
specific limitations on the size and number of shots which could be
fired there.
Dr. Rabi had already referredMr. Nichols to the Committee's
statement of February 10, 1953 on the importance of the test programs
and the need to increase our weapon testing capabilities.
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Dr, Rabi said that, according to Rand's early report on the Gabriel |
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project, fall-out was expected to be particularly troublesome with the .
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smaller weapons,
This led to a discussion of the possible use of large
eetle numbers of small bombs for air defense, and the fall-out hazards which
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this would entail,
Dr. Fisk said that the defensive battle should be
fought many miles from populous centers (200-500 miles), and repeatedly emphasized the importance of this concept of the remote air battle.
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There was some discussion of the need for evaluating this concept, and it
was suggested that the Committee recommend that a study be made on the