Warhead but the body follows closely behind and extra splashes in the
Atlantic target area indicate that large components such as pumps are
not consumed.
was
In the briefing it/indicated that the AEC is participating by providing
instrumented warheads which telemeter reliability of operation and provide
some check on outer space testing instrumentation.
The proposed firing schedule is as follows:
On April 6, the first missile will be fired at
the Wake Island splash net (where the kill probability
is 1.58/million).
Thereafter, Eniwetok would be used on 4 May, 29 June,
27 July and 21 September.
At a later date they would hope to fire a fifth shot
at the Eniwetok target.
The proposal is to be presented to the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff
for Operations, hopefully tomorrow. If approved, it would then go to the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Air Force Secretary, the Secretary of
Defense and then to AEC, through MLC.
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3A: Test pend. (Bankkhardt rdr)
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