-2hcharacter on the desirability of maintaining and extending the Technical
Cooperation Program.
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(Appendix B, item 9)
- Dr. Wigner returned to his suggestion of a specific step in making
Wigner reactor technology available to friendly nations who wish to start atomic
Proposal
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to make energy projects of their own, namely that the U.S. offer them a small
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Reactorsresearch reactor of reasonably advanced design, possibly a swimming-pool
available
to
type reactor. This would not jeopardize any information with which a
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Counpotential enemy would be unfamiliar. It might involve the release of a
tries
small amount of fissionable material (2 to 3 kg), but such an amount would
not materially influence our stockpile, nor enable the recipient to produce ~
nuclear weapons.
include:
The advantages to be gained from such a step could
access to raw materials, and various other contributions to the
security of the United States, as quid pro quo; good will, and a continuous
insight into the atomic energy projects of the recipient countries as well
:
as a more permanent dependence of these projects on our help,
The sooner
an arrangement of this type were made with another country the greater
would be the benefit to that country, and the greater the compensation
which we could expect.
Conversely, after a certain point of development
in that country has been reached such an offer would be without interest.
The Committee agreed that this was an excellent suggestion, and endorsed it.
(Appendix B, item 9)
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Cn the motion of Dr. Buckley, seconded by Mr. Whitman, the Minutes of
Minutes
the Thirty-third Meeting were approved as submitted,
The next subject discussed was that of the proposed legislative changes,
as earlier outlined by Mr. Dean, and as presented in an attachment of a
letter from Mr. Dean to the President, dated March 4, 1953.
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