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Geneva Test Ban Verification

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

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1959

John A. McCone30 January 1959

Washington · Warfare / Nuclear

McCone explained AEC concerns that proposed improvements in detecting underground nuclear tests remained theoretical and required experimental validation.

Names involved

John A. McCone

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