as 1-2 CH..PTCR I Lol LOS »Lii0S SCIDNTIFIC LABOR.TORY lol. GENZRAL OBJECTIVES A total of 14 full scale tests ond one safety test were ccrricd out by LASL in Operation HARDTACK. Two of the tests were hevily instrumented oni for this reason were fired on land. ‘The other thirteen were fired on barges to facilitate readiness and minimizo contcomination problems, The major objectives of the Laboratory at the beginning of the operation could be grouped cround six main hesdings: ot gpred!d AN RG. | s ea Pace /