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Underground Test Detection Concerns

United States of America · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1959

John A. McCone4 April 1959

Washington · Warfare / Nuclear

McCone raised concerns about verifying underground nuclear explosions and supported further experiments to improve detection methods before relying on a comprehensive test ban.

Names involved

John A. McCone

Provenance

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