ef til Set LENGIEA Mi This document consists of _25 4 Copy No. of 34 pages Series _A ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TEST ACTIVITIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1958 Report to the General Manager by the “Director of Military Application THE PROBLEM 1. To consider: ‘a. The scope of Operation HARDTACK; b. The use of Taongi Atoll as an additional test site. SUMMARY 2. To assist the planning for Operation HARDTACK, tentatively scheduled for Spring 1958 at EPG, general fuidance is needed as to the scope of the test program, and a decision must be made now on the possibility of using Taongi Atoll as a nuclear test site. 3. The test program as proposed by LASL, UCRL and DOD consists of 31 shots as listed in Appendix "B". Of these, 12 are proposed by LASL, 14 by UCRL and 5 by DOD. The laboratories! proposals are designed to meet the requirements of the weapons development program and provide a number of exploratory shots to assure continued progress in future development. The DOD program consists of the two high-yield high-altitude detonations at 250,000 and 100,000 feet approved by the Commission at Meeting 1266 on February 20, 1957, after consideration of AEC 952/41; RESPRICLED—DATA— This document contains restricted data as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Its transmittal or the disclosure of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited. _— SAPEW 1 = PONE OTS UV PROT) Yd fESNVE MP AL teeta Ey, i ET Tod? | L aA wt ds iad ae