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OPERATION'S END: THE CONTINUING PROB- 

 LEM. The "Burleson," arriving home from Bikini, 

 symbolizes a cogent truth: The problems with 

 which the atomic bomb confronts us do not, after 

 an Operation Crossroads, remain behind, impris- 

 oned within the coral bounds of a remote Pacific 



atoll. At Bikini ships were sent to the bottom; the 

 problems were not. As examples of man's scien- 

 tific skill and cooperativeness the atomic bomb, 

 and Operation Crossroads, are unrivalled. To 

 those who direct man's humanitarian destiny the 

 challenge is clear. 



