- em . Bimead enrete la ee Ae, os anti-aircraft use of atomic weapons and the fall-out effects to be Step thee anticipated, This study might be made by Rand, or preferably by the DOD jointly with the AEC, It was agreed that such a study would be desirable but that further discussion should precede any recommendationby the GAC on the matter, o * - - : Interest was expressed in the prospects for defensive measures against submarine~launched atomic weapons, might be expected, A two hundred-mile missile The problen ‘was to detect the‘submarines there are promising developments in detection methods. It is very difficult to detect the missile, and we do not now know how to defend agains* inter- continental rockets, In any case the possibilities of atomic weapons in defense against airplanes should be thoroughlyexplored, The Commission had asked the GAC to comment on a suggestion that the BNL Entirely Unclassified? Brookhaven National Laboratorybe devoted entirely to unclassified | research, in order to provide a suitable’‘location where |‘uncleared foreigners could participate in the research program, “Dr. Rabi said it was his impression that present restrictions on alien ‘participation in unclassified research stemmed more from fear of adverse public relations than from genuine security considerations. DOE ARCHIVES The Committee felt that the suggestion about BNL was in general not a good idea. It would be a real loss to the AEC not to ‘have the classi-~ fied investigations now in progress there and nct to beable to call on BNL for help on other classified problems in the future. Also the rove would tend to isolate the Laboratory from the Commission's program, could have the effect of weakening the Laboratory's position, and might cause discontent within BNL or in other of the Commission's laboratories,