a! proposals, an effects test on shelters and an "open" shot (meaning open to large numbers of visitors). other tests. These will probably be combined with Dr. Graves temarked that it was a long list, with only liniited possibilities for making combination shots, He said 4t was proposed to group together the shots of different organizations. There are a number of possibilities for shots in Post—Teapots stage tests; one point detonation; predetonations an ‘optimized 30 KT . peor 5 . oe ~ > Takka beryllium tamper;| 1i6D booster, or a gas booster; my a 30", 2 KT device. Dr. Graves said that a good predetonation or beryllium tamper experiment had not been thought of yet. | Redwing might include: | a class D device, LASL; a class D device, Livermore; a class B weapon proof test, e.g. a 15 3000 1b shortened a class C weapon; and a high yield boosted!mat: Mr), Wigwam, a proposed underwater test, 30 KT ot3000 ft depth, was also mentioned, The nominal date is 15 May '55, 2s There was some discussion on: operational problems in tests, fallout from air drops, the possibility of even larger, multimegaton shots, the importance (pro and con) of doing a good predetonation experiment. At 10:40 a.m. there was a coffee break; the meeting resumed at 11:00 a.m. At this time Dr. Bradbury delivered a critique on the philosophy Philoso— ae ee pent wae? . phy of - Weapon Design of weapon design. ARCHIVES por+ ABROGE From 1947 until 1954, Dr. Bradbury said, the country's thinking has been defined by a two dimensional array, of cores versus bomb sizes, >I