# NSC memorandum of 22 October 1979 with the discussion paper on the South Atlantic event

> The government's first technical judgement: the discussion paper states the Intelligence Community's "high confidence" that a low-yield atmospheric…

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# NSC memorandum of 22 October 1979 with the discussion paper on the South Atlantic event

Document12 pagesPublic domainDated 22 October 1979

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The government's first technical judgement: the discussion paper states the Intelligence Community's "high confidence" that a low-yield atmospheric nuclear explosion occurred.

National Security Council, 1979. Public domain

## Copies 2

**Scan** National Security Council · nsarchive2.gwu.edu · 1979-10-22 · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: [South Atlantic Nuclear Event (memorandum with untitled discussion paper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CW4WH9C1ECW/south-atlantic-nuclear-event-memorandum-with-untitled)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/index.htm)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/51be4696376cf1e13ecd739b654e2da6f8c4284f809237c4eee8f955a9f9aceb)

**NSC memorandum of 22 October 1979 with the discussion paper on the South Atlantic event:…** National Security Council · nsarchive2.gwu.edu · Public domain (US government work)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/index.htm)

## Where it was made

[The White House, Washington DC](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CW4WS3C6TD5/the-white-house-washington-dc) · Government office

## Sources 1

- [South Atlantic Nuclear Event (memorandum with untitled discussion paper)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CW4WH9C1ECW/south-atlantic-nuclear-event-memorandum-with-untitled)_SRC_

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