Oct 27 1971
From The Space Library
Dr. John S. Foster, Jr., DOD Director of Research and Engineering, and team of DoD scientists testified before congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy during hearings to determine whether treaty could safely be negotiated to ban underground tests without inspection. Dr. Foster and Dr. Stephen J. Lukasic, Director of DOD Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), said that, while advances had been made in detecting underground tests, it was still impossible to spot some detonations of up to 100 kt. (Lyons, NYT, 10/28/71, 1)
Authorization by President Nixon of underground test of five-megaton nuclear warhead on Amchitka Island in Aleutians was announced by AEC Chairman, Dr. James R. Schlesinger. Announcement came shortly before U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia met to hear oral argument on petition by Committee for Nuclear Responsibility and six other environmental organizations to delay test. Opponents of test feared $200-million blast, code-named "Cannikin," could release radioactive gases and stimulate seismic sea wave. (AEC Release 0-193; Kenworthy, NYT, 10/28/71, 1)
Aerobee 170 sounding rocket was launched by NASA from WSMR carrying GSFC stellar spectra experiment. Mission was unsuccessful. (SR list)
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