COMMISSICNER LIBBY: A fluke of the weather or winds causing “
local precipitation. I was asked on television yesterday afternoon what
would happen if an H bomb was set off in a hurricane, I saidI didn't
know, and I didn't think anybody else knew.
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COMMISSIONER MURRAY: What is the largest spot we have
exploded in Nevada?
Was it 75 kilotons ?
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS: In the preceding test, I have a feeling
you are right,
MR, NICHOLS: Either 70 or 80,
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS: And the largest this time is 40,
MR, NICHOLS: And we have twice as high a tower,
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS: Not quite.
COMMISSIONER MURRAY: I think we ought to answerthis letter,
but we should say we will investigate new sites, V’e will think of Alaska,
and all those other places.
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS: Do you think we ought to raise the question
you raised whether he means this series?
COMMISSIONER MURRAY: I would not mention it, Just say
we are glad to get his letter, We are taking more precautions and
more than we have in the past. It may take a longer time to run the
series, We will look into it, We recognize the difficulties, and we
will look into another site,
CHAIRMAN STRAUSS: Al and Herb York and Ken were talking,
no decision made, about conducting future tests of anything except
ilitle ones in the Pacific, It is so easy to do things out there because
you can do them one a day, practically.
(Discussion off the record,)
COMMISSIONER LIBBY: Let us take this up with the MLC
tomorrow, Is that a good subject?
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