The exact implication of a few cryptic sentences by Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis L. Strauss will long be debated in scientific, military and diplomatic circles, but their gist was clear: the U.S. had found a way to control, at least in some measure, the deadly and indiscriminate fallout produced by large nuclear explosions.
"Real progress," said Strauss last week, "has been made with respect to ... achievement of maximum effect in the immediate area of a target with minimum widespread fallout hazards.
"It has been confirmed that there are many factors, including...
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