[CPEO-MEF] More about planned Nevada explosion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Defense officials try to allay fears of stirring up nuclear debris
Not just conventional?

By Robert Gehrke
The Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
May 7, 2006

WASHINGTON - A Defense Department official told Rep. Jim Matheson that 
data gathered at a major explosion in Nevada in June could be used for 
nuclear-weapons development as well as for chemical munitions, Matheson 
said.

"It's going to look at shock value from a conventional weapon, but it 
also gives data that would reflect a nuclear weapon as well," Matheson 
said. "Let's call it what it is. It's a dual-use test. They should've 
said that all along."

The Pentagon plans to detonate 700 tons of explosives at the Nevada Test 
Site as part of a test called Divine Strake.

Matheson also said he received assurances Thursday that there will be 
additional air-quality testing conducted at the test site, including 
helicopters to monitor airborne particulates.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3792347

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