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4, The laboratories! HARDTACK program represents an 80
percent increase (on a shot basis} over the 17-shot REDWING —
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“the:actual
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to be fired, their total yields, fission yields, and
positions of firing are not firmly established; nevertheless,
it would appear that Operation HARDTACK may and probably will
produce more world-wide fallout than did Operation REDWING,
a. It was felt that every effort should be made to keep
the number of shots and the total fission products to a minimum.
Consequently,
the laboratories were asked to screen carefully
their proposals to insure that the number of shots and the
yields were clearly necessary in the interest of furthering the
weapons program.
They were specifically requested to consider
_ reduced yield versions of their large-yield shots, which would
still be capable of providing the necessary important data, and
to consider the impact on their ability to conduct an effective
and adequate test program if they were limited to 20 shots,
to each laboratory.
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The number 20 was chosen as representative
of the order of magnitude of REDWING.
6. Dr. Bradbury, in his reply, pointed out that approximately
10 of the le shots proposed by LASL are required for their
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