BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NEVADA NUCLEAR TESTS
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Origin, History and Value of Continental Testing . ..«.+«-e+ os
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Costs of Nevada Tests . . 2. 12 2+ 2 eee eee oer eee rere ever eres
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Summary of United States Nuclear Tests by Series . 2... 6 6 we «
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Why Nuclear Weapons and Devices are Field Tested. . . ..-. es
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Designing Experimental Devices . 2... s+ e+ © ee» ee ee eer e eer ere
Need for Military Weapons Effects Tests . . 2.» ee 2 ee e+e eo ee oe
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Section 1.
Responsibility for U. S. Nuclear Weapons Programs .....--stl
Atomic Energy Commission, Armed Forces, FCDA