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French Paper rap Labels l Nuclear Test a Flop p By United Press International Paris newspapers Monday raised the possibility that th t Frances France's second nuclear test in inthe inthe inthe the South Pacific may have been a technical failure New Zealand monitors reported the radioactive fallout from the explosion posed no DO threat to life The nuclear device suspend suspend- suspended suspended ed from a balloon over Atoll in French Polynesia was exploded Satur Satur- day It was the second in the 1973 series of atmospheric tests being conducted by France in defiance of worldwide protests and ami the World Court at The Hague The conservative Paris news news- newspaper newspaper newspaper paper Aurore said that accord accord- according according ing tug to New Zealand officials the explosion produced none of the characteristic flash and mush mush- mushroom mushroom mushroom room cloud It added Since the Saturday explosion may in inthe inthe inthe the eyes of critical people be considered as a flop the Armed Forces ministry is in quite an uncomfortable position in being bound by secrecy French radio news reports said the next explosion may be delayed until September The test Saturday was monitored by the New Zealand frigate Canterbury inside the danger zone proclaimed by France around miles southeast of Tahiti Defense Minister Arthur Faulkner said in Wellington New Zealand that the amount of radioactivity measured on the Canterbury Monday was so insignificant that it would have not been detected unless extra sensitive equipment from the National Radiation Labora Labora- Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory tory had not been installed aboard the frigate There was absolutely no danger to the personnel on board They could have taken takena a thousand times as much and still have operated safely Faulkner said The radioactivity reading was taken 21 hours after the nuclear test Saturday and had disappeared disappeared disappeared within 24 hours Faulkn Faulkn- Faulkner Fau er said
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1973-07-31 |
| Description | 65th Year, No. 269 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1973-07-31 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1973-07-31 French Paper Labels Nuclear Test a 'Flop' |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1973-07-31 |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri <br> University of Missouri School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| Item.Transcript | French Paper rap Labels l Nuclear Test a Flop p By United Press International Paris newspapers Monday raised the possibility that th t Frances France's second nuclear test in inthe inthe inthe the South Pacific may have been a technical failure New Zealand monitors reported the radioactive fallout from the explosion posed no DO threat to life The nuclear device suspend suspend- suspended suspended ed from a balloon over Atoll in French Polynesia was exploded Satur Satur- day It was the second in the 1973 series of atmospheric tests being conducted by France in defiance of worldwide protests and ami the World Court at The Hague The conservative Paris news news- newspaper newspaper newspaper paper Aurore said that accord accord- according according ing tug to New Zealand officials the explosion produced none of the characteristic flash and mush mush- mushroom mushroom mushroom room cloud It added Since the Saturday explosion may in inthe inthe inthe the eyes of critical people be considered as a flop the Armed Forces ministry is in quite an uncomfortable position in being bound by secrecy French radio news reports said the next explosion may be delayed until September The test Saturday was monitored by the New Zealand frigate Canterbury inside the danger zone proclaimed by France around miles southeast of Tahiti Defense Minister Arthur Faulkner said in Wellington New Zealand that the amount of radioactivity measured on the Canterbury Monday was so insignificant that it would have not been detected unless extra sensitive equipment from the National Radiation Labora Labora- Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory tory had not been installed aboard the frigate There was absolutely no danger to the personnel on board They could have taken takena a thousand times as much and still have operated safely Faulkner said The radioactivity reading was taken 21 hours after the nuclear test Saturday and had disappeared disappeared disappeared within 24 hours Faulkn Faulkn- Faulkner Fau er said |
