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CHAPTER I
OBJECTIVES, DEVICES, AND WEAPONS
1.4 SANDIA CORPORATION
1.4.1

Program 32.

The mission and designed purpose of Program 32 of Operaca.
HARDTACK was to measure phenomena of interest to the AtomiEnergy Commission,

to develop and test instrumentation tecluijcuer

compatible with phenomena associated with large nuclear burst.
at very high altitudes, and to measure effects of interest to
the Department of Defense.

Program 32 also provided the surp7ri

required by the AEC in furnishing the warheads for these tes*s.

1.4.2

Program 34.

Support.

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Program 34 included ten Sandia service projects which were
performed for elements of Task Group 7.1.
The objective of Program 34 was to provide information,

devices and systems to Task Units 7.1.1 through 7.1.4.
The projects within this program not only met every requirement but in general provided even more information than
was expected.

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