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Brigadier General Alfred D. Starbird
5. &. Atesic Emergy Comission
1901 Constitution Amenus
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411374
Albuquergue Operations Office
~*. &. Atomic Energy Comission
P. 0. Box 5406
Alboquerque, New Mexico
Subject:
Proposed Development of Taons! as @ Wearons Test Sits
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Dear General Starbird:
For sevcral months UCRL has boen studying the possible use of
Taonci es @ weapons test site dioring Operation HASDTACE. Ia
makin, the evaluation of the sdvantages as comparec with the
costs and operational aspects enthusiastic assistance was provided by Comander, JTF-7, the 7.1 Staff, Commander Den Rex of
the JiF-7 Meteorological Center, and the 7.5 Task Group Staff.
Reports om the latest considerations were grovided by Dr. C. L.
Felt on operational matters (mano to A. C. Graves fraa G. L.
Felt, Gite: J-1LSG-19) dated 4 February 1957}, Camaander Ran
Rox on the expected meteorclesy (Climatolocy of Teongi, JiTric,
2 Jenquary 1957); and Mr. San Howell of Holmes and Nerver on
costs of development of the site (letter to Mr. J. Senders,
Teet Division, A&C, ALOO, dated 36 January 1957).
fallout wore obtained frou Dr. Vey shelewn.
Grinions on
Using the maccrial
provided from these sources and in considcration of the presontly
proposed shot prograr for GAZDIACK, camprisins 25 to Ki events
with yields up to 40 MI, e gencrai gmmalysis has been prepared by
ir. W. Gibbine and is incleded as an ettactsent.
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In Mir, Gibbins’ report two seteduies ars developed based on the
ascuagtion, in cnc ease, thet only Bikiot is available and the
w@thur ty which doth Bikini end Teangi are available as shot sits.
us preparing tho schoddles ft wae ausumed that for the operation
a weole dual capability for megaton shets would exist. It .
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proposed that the operation would start May 3, 1958, eo
wes exaxinedeuly foc the sumer period.
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