| 5 UtilAcD TO BE on ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING E. O. 12085, Sect i Ou 952 2a¢ | y—ND_-waRs, Date_VUATZ.. be REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES oe - 7 cual of these weapons, as far as their state of development seconcerncd, were about on qa par. They were the wartime' weapon|Rdcsigncd under oxtron¢ pressure and vi thout rogera:foremany Te at we78 fa “military applicétion of atomic enoraye In its January Report to Coneress, the Atomic Energy. . ae Commission said its goal in the ficld of weapon: development, was. -% oi. the selentific and cngincering perfection of improved. dosighs, af y / "that thorough testing of weapons and components is necessary to’ os Improved design. Ms In any program of developing and producing weapong, the need for proof testing, or for conducting full gcale experiments, ie natural and obvious. " Failure to test new dcvolopments'would soon throttle the design of improved wcapons,. america's precminence in the ficld of atomic weapons is not a static thing, it. depends upon achicvement - = day to @ay, year to year, achicvement.e ( Note ta corrrenondents: and test to test If Captain Russell 1s to be.quoted, please use remarks as contained in this statement.) -