Message posted by Francois on April 19, 2006 at 20:08:51 PST:

1) Project 57 was a test of a "dirty bomb".
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Proj57-58.html

2) Tolicha Peak is a mountain. I guess that in the context of what you were reading, it was a reference to the Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range which is an installation close to the mountain in question. It is suppsedly used to coordinate the Red Flag exercices.

Location of the TPECR:
http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.308195,-116.782951&spn=0.062056,0.107975&t=h&om=1

Description of the TPECR:
http://www.serve.com/mahood/nellis/tolicha/tpecr.htm

Picture of the TPECR:
http://www.serve.com/mahood/nellis/gallery/tol1.jpg

In Reply to: Two questions... posted by Alex [italy] on April 19, 2006 at 18:37:25 PST:

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• Re: Two questions... Peter Merlin 04/20/2006, 7:59:44 PST (1)
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