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A ‘Quick Look’ at the Technical Results of Starfish Prime, August 1962

Background

The enclosed report is a compilation of data available in the field within approximately 10 days of the Starfish Prime event, together with an introduction to the objectives of Starfish Prime and some tentative conclusions about the data obtained. As such, the reader is cautioned that all data are tentative and in most cases obtained by “quick look” techniques: in particular all numbers quoted are subject to later correction.

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This post was published on June 15, 2021 9:01 pm

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