THE SMART TRICK OF PERATION HARDTACK THAT NOBODY IS DISCUSSING

With test moratoriums around the horizon, American weapons labs rushed out lots of new types. A tough deadline for testing was established at midnight (0000 hrs), 31 Oct 1958, as negotiations were being established to begin that working day, as well as the schedule exhibits it, with 29 tests executed in Oct, four of these on the last working day. 1