- 7 - . AUTHENTISAIED ENCLOSURE "AS. — We oe ae DOCUMENTS. CLSTLE PROGRAM BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION DIVISION OF MILITARY APPLICATION, AEC .. BACKGRIVID in Bee 1, Ine letter of Juno 23, 1952, the AI requested HIS asreencnt to proposals for an urgent progran to (1) fabricate the first deliverable version of a theriormuclear wapon, the an for test toward the end of 1933 and (2) establish an Menorgency canability" for use of this device shortly after . its first test if this turned out to be successful (#50 1493/5). The M10 advised of concurrence by the Departnasant of Defense in a letter ofduly 3, 1952 (ABC 4193/8). Tae possibility ves ene visazed at thet tine that other radiation-imlosion devices nicht be included in the test oneration. . IIT3 «21108 20 | Ca Subsequently, caleulctions on the feasibility of ecw bining the virtues of a dry fuel, as in ths ey with the és Sone ow —"1 Pinslly, thse possibilt HERat \