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eas operation and one possible
B-57 aircraft will be needed for any overs
's to take care of Livermore.
breakdown Is that 4 of these would be B-570
t altitude range and the other
requirements in Xkx&& +he 55 to 65,000-foo
give dual shot sampling
4 aircraft would?B-57B's. This array would
d Including surface,
capability for ‘2 shots within a 24 hour perio
0 feet altitude. Further it
subsurface and air bursts up to 40 +o 45,00
continued economical use
is noted that after the beginning of 1960 the
of support and maintenance.
of B-57's may be in question due to problems
thought being given
The 4950th is studying these problems with the
sary.
- . to planning for a replacement system if neces
The 4926th Test
work associated with
Squadron inzmr conjunction with LASL is doing
artous parts of the
rehabilitating ,reconditioning calibratingjetc.v
a
sampling system for the aircraft.
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The next program letter from Teller following the beginning of the moratoriun,
dated25March 59,_st
states "It is yet too early to evaluate accurately the effects
of the test moratorium on the Livermore laboratory.
Nor is it possible to predict
how fast the science of nuclear weapons will progress if the limitations are to
continue.
New ways are continuing to be explored that will allow weapons technology
to advance even without testing, but it is uncertain
at what reduced rate new
' models of weapons can enter production and stockpile once the backlog of current
committments is met.
It is certain that if the moratorium continues, weapons
will proceed at a muchslower pace than that which was achieved in the past two
years when testing was at its peak.
The plans for future weapons development
at Livermore include new techniques and facilities which will, in some small
measure, offset the loss of the testing
capability. Df
"
As for test readiness,3