~UGGISTLD SUBJECTS FOR COntanTS
Impressions of the Bikini Tests:
Whet features of the tests impressed you most deeply?
what features of the tests impressed you as most significant?
what should be done differently if the same tests were repeated?
Future Tests:
Are further tests necessary?
Desirable?
If there are to be other tests should they be over land or water?
Nhat priorities?
If a shellow water test is made what should be the depth?
If a deep water test is held what should be thecepth? Should a
plume be allowed to torm? Should target vessels be used’
Are there other more effective means of speedy racioactive poisons
than projecting a large volume of spray into the air by an underwater explosion?
oO what extent would an atomic explosion deep in the ground contaminate the surrounding area? an explosion just below fround level?
wnat would be the nature and radius of damage to modern city
buildings from an wir shot?
What further scientific work should be undertaken at Bikini?
Future Eventualities:
Is there any likelihood that terrestrial conditions, such as the
amount of dust in the upper air, or the radioactive characteristics
of the air, would be significantly or permanently changed by a number
of atomic explosicns?
is there any likelihood that means will be discovered to enable men
to stand much larger doses of radiation than are now considered safe?
Remote Detection:
Assuming all territory now under British or American control to be
accessible, what practical means can te employed to insure the
detection and locetion of an atomic explosion anywhere in the world?
Offensive Use:
What is the most effective offensive use of the atomic bomb arainst
ships?