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Letter of Transmittal
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A. Capabilities of the Present U. S. Long Range Detection
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The Technical Feasibility of Monitoring A Test Suspension
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1. U. S. and USSR Nuclear Warhead Capabilities
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3. AICBM Warheads
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2. Asymmetries in U. S. and USER Nuclear Warhead Needs
4. Very Small Warheads
5. Boosted Warheads
6. Summary of Relative Position
7. Clean Weapons
8. Military Effects of A Test Cessation
9. Effects on Weapons Laboratories
10. Soviet Gains Through Espionage
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C. The Losses to the U. S. and to the USSR from Cessation
of Nuclear Testing
Table 1. U.S. and USSR Technical Capabilities in the Field
of Nuclear Weapons
Appendix A.
Report on the Detection of Nuclear Tests-~Present
and Potential Capabilities and Limitations for the Detection
of Nuclear Tests, report by AFOAT-I1, U. S. Air Force —
Appendix B. Detection of High Altitude Nuclear Tests, report
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Below the Earth's Surface
Tests Conducted Outside the USSR
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Risk of Detection
Weapons Development Implications
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