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Here are notes on the meeting held at the AEC in Washin
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on the subject of "Technical Capability of AEC/DOD Willow High Altitude Program."
The LASL representation was Carson Mark@ and Don Westervelt and Livermore was
representated by C. Violet and 0. Vance.
are:
Generally, DOD's objectives in Willow
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energy partition as a function of yield and altitude; anti-missile kill radii;
extent, magnitude, and duration of communications-electronics interference; and
threshold for retinal burns.
The general AEC objective is to calibrate a diagnostic
measurement package to develop a technique for conducting weapons development tests
outside the earth's atmosphere up to 100,000 kilometers altitude.
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A 7 May meeting between the AEC and DOD is being discussed to address the
objectives of both sides for a high altitude program (Willow), including the
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measurements that the AEC would wish to make on the effects test, the nomination
of warheads to be used, the compatability of the objectives of both sides, and the
compatability of the AEC instrumentation systems with the DOD pods and missile
systems as well as the scheduling.
Also,
starting about this time there is plenty
of correspondence
on the committee and sub-committees which are addressing the
future of the EPG,
the testing organizations,
etc.
A joint conference to address reg¢tinal burn calcul
ations and conclusions
is to be held at LASL on the 15th of July with
Hoerlin, Latter, Lelevier, and
others in attendence.
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