the total number of shots detonated during the series.
Lae
Floberg said
he agreed but suggested that the President be told that this is the
primary reason for the AEC requesting the additional shots.
Strauss
added that although the Commission is disappointed that all Hardtack
shots had not been completely successful, this should not be interpreted
as meaning that the Comm:sasion wishes the laboratories to become more
conservative in their design of new weapons."
Meeting #1383, 18 June 1958:
Mr. Strauss reported that the President
and the Secretary of State had
approved the AEC request for additional shots in Hardtack as wellas
approving Millrace.
President Eisenhower expressed the hope that
Millrace could be accelerated in order to begin before the conclusion
of Hardtack, and Strauss had pointed out the additional cost and time
factor but had requested Starbird to initiate necessary action to accelerate
that series.
Meeting #1385, 25 June 1958:
The Commission approved the appointment of Al Luedecke as AEC
General Manager upon his retirement from the Air Force following
Hardtack and, inthe interim, appointed Paul Foster to succeed Fields
as General Manager until Luedecke assumes the duties.
Before the Commission at this meeting was a paper,
AEC 226/143
which recommended declassification of certain effects information needed
by the U.S.
Delegation te the Geneva Conference of Experts
to begin
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