Hardtack I

Technical Report · Fri Jul 29 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1879352· OSTI ID:1879352

Meade, Roger Allen ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

After thirty-four tests, Hardtack I came to an end on August 18, 1958, with the thirty-fifth and final test, Fig. Four days later, President Dwight Eisenhower told Norris Bradbury, “I am today announcing that the United States will suspend nuclear weapons tests for a period of twelve months and, under certain conditions of progress toward real disarmament, continue that suspension on a year-to-year basis.”1 Although not intended, Eisenhower’s announcement made Fig the last nuclear test conducted in the Marshall Islands.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1879352
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-22-27756
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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