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The Nehru proposal to cease testing atomic and hydrogen weapons was
Nehru
Proposal
discussed,
The members unanimously agreed that weapons tests are 50
important to the weapons development program that the U.S, should give
them up only if we received equivalent valuable consideration in return.
In order to respond to Mrs Strauss! question as to whether a violation of an agreement not to test could be determinedy the Secretary was
asked to secure information on this subject from AFOAT~1¢ |
The Chairman pointed out the aspects of the proposedinternational
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ference
scientific conference which he thought deserved attention.
First of all,
he said, such a conference would be a diplomatic maneuver in a scientific
field and would focus interest on, and perhaps elicit world scientific
support for, the President's proposal.
He thought that it could be made -
a real forum for the’ exchange of information in the fields of biology,
medicine, basic science and engineering.
He suggested that an inter-
national organizing committee should do most of the work of planning the
conference,
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Dr. Fisk thought that the conference vould seem reasonable if attention were focussed primarily on industrial and medical utilization of
atomic energy, that it might possibly also include a forum on the technical
implication of the President's proposal, and that it probably should not
include papers on social and political matters,
Dr, Warner thought that
a session might be in order on what the several countries would do if
they were given the fissionable material.
Dr. Wigner suggested that we consult the Marshall Plan experience
before going ahead,
He added that he thought real. trouble was ahead if
we did not require some valuable consideration in return for the material.