predicted to be
however, were/greater than
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Eventually,
a mode! of the eye burn effects was agreed upon between the effects people
concerned that al lowed a yield to be chosen for the 200 kilometer -hjight of
burst.
The largest yield acceptable to the task force was
which was then agreed upon as the proposed Blue Gill shot.
A lower altitude
detonation at ! believe 150 kilometers was flatly refused by the task force.
A
t megaton detonation at 400 kilometers, Starfish, was accepted from the
safety point of view for reasons given earlier.
Ouring these negotiations, a
higher altitude shot of 1,000 kilometers was proposed by the AEC.
of that shot was to be 10 kilotons.
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The shot was tentatively agreed upon on the assumption
v that the field facilities, particularly the number of missiles,and time would
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\allow it.
In other words, it was to be treated as a lower priority shot than
the other high altitude detonations.
Thus, at the beginning of detailed
planning there were thew high altitude shots proposed.
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So, at this time there
were four shots proposed, King Fish or whatever it was; Blue Gill
at 200 kilometers; Starfish, a megaton or a
Uraca,
10 kilotons at 1,000 kilometers.
little over at 400 kilometers; and
During this same time efforts were
taking place to try to choose a missile to deliver F device% to altitude.
There were possibilities from each of the services and all three services were
most anxious to help in this endeavor.
The prime contenders were the Polaris
missile from the Navy, the Thor missile from the Air Force, Redstone from the
Army and to a lesser extent, the Nik@ Hercules from the Army.
The Task Force
commander, General Starbeard, took the direct responsibility of arriving at
this decision seeking of course counsel te wherever feasibles in particular,
he brought into this consideration his scientific deputy and military deputies.