Low-Yield Nuclear Explosion Calculations: The 9/22/79 VELA Signal

E. M. Jones, R. W. Whitaker, H. G. Horak et al., 1982. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, Document 14.

May 1982 Los Alamos model of the signal as a low-yield explosion, stated to be consistent with the apparent absence of nuclear debris; the model itself remains largely classified.

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Jones, E. M., Whitaker, R. W., Horak, H. G., & Kodis, J. W. (. A. N. L. (1982). Low-Yield Nuclear Explosion Calculations: The 9/22/79 VELA Signal. National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, Document 14. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/14.pdf

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Jones, E. M. et al.. “Low-Yield Nuclear Explosion Calculations: The 9/22/79 VELA Signal.” National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 190, Document 14 (1982).