PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR TESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100120006-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 31, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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NSC REFERRAL NOT REQUIRED
NATIO'_y'aL S~:C~'RITY AC:TIO!~ 1~IE~~IOIZANDU^.2 !~~0, z69
The :~ecretarv of Stag
1'11e `~c crrta:.~-v of ~eiense
'.i'~Ie !~:.;xirma : of ti:~, ~~tornic r.nea-s~y Commission
a :Ie iirect..~r of Ce~_!ts-al intelligence
i~hc: i;h.Lirln:zn of tie ,io.nt Griefs of Staff
l h~ ;hrector of ArI2IS Cor,troi ar:d Disarmament Ac;ency
?!'hL ~>,..ec:ial r',S~LStar?t t0 4_`"Ie Yrf'~1dellt IOI SCLeP.Ce
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~U3JECT: Prc~~:,d::re for :^,.pnroval of Certair_ NLxclea.r Tests
'i'he ='reider~t has directed that the foll.o~vinr procedure be instituted
for the reviL.v and a;;~~rova!. of r_uclesr tests t11at I::ight violate or be
r~~gardec: a:~ vi`_~i.~tin~~ t!:e `nuclear Test l3a:x Tresaiv. A nuclear test
ti1~Lt, i_s inteudcd to be faily eant;ained underground ~wili L,e included in
this cate~ry .-: them .~ a ~,i~niiicant possiiaility t~iat th:, testtivili place
:'T1e.a SUr2.olC' arYl0'_L:!t5 c>I radlUaC: t1 `de debrls DevU11Q Cris. boLlndarles Of the
Lnit~c. St~~r,es ur_-ier c:irrurrstances in which the cic~bris could be credibly
relrlted tc, the t~~t. _`:ny ct!~er ?~?~ciear test ~?i1iCh by its nature coulei
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