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Here is a cross reference to a measage from Teller to Bradbury dated
ch 59 which was filed in "353.4 planning,” which has been destroyed.
The
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enclosed) in which Teller states that
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thin a period of some months, the AEC Labs will find themselves in a position
ere they will be allowed, either by treaty or by unilateral declaration, to carry
t tests underground and at high altitude.
Discussions in this time period addressed the question of techniques of
t
alysis by radio chemistry in the underground environment and, among other things,
notes that LASL has as yet done no radio chemistry under underground tests since
wan notes that Malt the experience is at Livermore.”
Cown nevertheless
makes
rtain quanitative and qualitative comments on the advantadges and disadvantadges
radio chemistry in that environment and concludes at the end that » whereas LASL
y not be as optimistic as Livermore, he is certainly notpessimistic.
For instance,
on 24 March 59, McCone sent Killian a letter on the Broagner
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_ report supporting the need for tests
vices to address sismic research.
with both high explosives and nuclear de-
Further the AEC supports a joint effort among
themselves, NASA and DOD to explore outer space testing.
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