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Meeting #1565, 3 November 59:
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For the first time in the Commission meetings that I have seen,
proposed seismic improvement shots was specifically discussed.
a proposed
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underground nuclear
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detonation in granite, had been
recommended by the Berkner panel as one which would be valuable in
acquiring new seismic data,
Starbird brought this up for review since there
were now proposed additional projects related to gathering data on this shot.
"Mr, Graham inquired whether any instrumentation proposed for the
projects would have to be concealed from Soviet representatives if the
test were conducted under international sponsorship.
Starbird replied
he knew of no instrumentation which could not be examined
by Soviet
scientists.
of the proposed
Mr, Williams expressed the belief that several
projects could not be defended solely on the basis of seismic detection of
underground nuclear explosions,
He said they appeared to aim more at the
development of weapons testing techniques and non-military uses of nuclear
explosions,
He Leueda specifically the programs of interest to the CIA
as being extraneous to the central purpose of the shot, and said he was not
convinced that the $248, 000 requested for the projects in question was
justified.
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The Commission then approved; subject to Mr. Williams'
concurrence, the addition of these AEC-DASA sponsored programs , and
noted that data collected on the event would be publicly released.