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c, It is considered mandatory that Operation HARDTACK,
now scheduled for EPG in May, June and July of 1958, be
conducted as scheduled.
PILGRIM, if conducted in the
Pacific, could be expected to start no earlier than
November 1957 and continue for two to three months.
If
the informaticn therefrom is to be digested properly, and
new devices fabricated, it is most doubtful HARDTACK
could start May 1, 1958 and be completed in a reasonable
period.
It probably would prove necessary to delay its
start and extend materially the completion date.
HARDTACK will be made up of proof tests of weapons that
will be stockpiled more than 9 to 18 months later, and
of development tests of devices that will enter stock-
pile more than 30-36 months later.
The following
comments indicate the impact of delaying HARDTACK.
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Appendix "a".