Trinity and Beyond Page #6

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during Operation Dominic.

the United States negotiated the use

Christmas Island with the British

who used the island for

their own thermonuclear tests.

Multi megaton bombs were loaded

on B-52 strategic bombers,

sent from Hawaii, and release

on the southern tip of Christmas Island.

The Ministry of Defence continued

its progress in space

conducting five tests at high

altitude over Johnston Island.

Most of these bombs were transported

Thor missiles by the U.S. Air Force,

to continue research

neutralization of warheads

enemy at high altitude.

The nuclear weapons tests

had joined the space age.

Kennedy signed the ban

nuclear tests.

This small step towards safety

could be followed by other,

longer and less limited

but also more difficult to take.

With our courage and understanding

reinforced by this success,

supporting research on the willingness

man's essential for peace.

As president of the United States and

with the advice and consent of the Senate,

I now sign the instruments

of ratification of this treaty.

"Tightrope" was the last test

atmospheric done by the United States.

He was fired from Johnston Island

a missile with "Nike-Hercules"

air defense,

and was detonated at high altitude,

above Johnston Island.

This put an end to the whole series

atmospheric testing of United States,

when in 1963 we have joined the treaty

Nuclear Test Ban

which prohibits any atmospheric testing.

Between 1945 and 1962, the United States have

conducted 331 atmospheric nuclear tests.

100 countries approved the treaty

Ban nuclear tests

to end the threat

radioactive pollution

resulting from atmospheric testing

However...

ONE YEAR LATER:

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