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Amchitka test on schedule amid broad opposition
Environmentalists and scientists voice alarm as the United States plans the Cannikin underground hydrogen bomb test on Amchitka Island, Alaska. The project aims for a five megaton yield in a mined cavern 6000 feet underground, scheduled for October despite protests and safety concerns. Senator Mike is among critics challenging the plan.
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Amchitka
Amchitka Island
Alaska
Air Force
Aleutian
Nevada
AEC
Aleutians
U.S
Sen. Pastore
Senate
Spartan
Safeguard
ABM
Federation of American Scientists
Jeremy J. Stone
Dr. Stone
Anchorage
Herbert F. Yor
San Diego
University of California
Livermore
Calif
York
Cannikin
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Bethe
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Asia
North America
Commission