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three thermonuclear weapons by types, indicate they were different

sizes and below a certain weight, and indicate that the smallest was

below a certain diameter.

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Commission's previous decision not to permit transmission of any infor\
mation, Mr, Murray expressed his agreement with Mr. Libby on this point,

Mr. Murray said he believed that the DOD's desire to make U.K.

aircraft compatible with U.S. thermonuclear weapons indicated that the DOD
anticipated giving them weapons.

Mr. von Neumann stated that he assumed

the DOD proposal had been made in order that British airplanes might be
used to deliver U.S, thermonuclear weapons in case of war. Mr. Murray
replied that if this were sa he believed the DOD should take steps to have
the Atomic Energy Act amended in order to permit transfer of thermonuclear weapons in case of a war rather than attempting to do this by

interpretation of the present law,

After further discussion, Mr. von Neumann proposed, and the other

Commissioners agreed, that AEC 781/18 should be deferred until an

evaluation of technical information on the recent U.S.S.R. tests hadbeen
received,

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AEC 787/7 - Non-Technical Photography for REDWING
The Commission briefly discussed the recommended scope of the

non-technical photography for Cperation REDWING and Colonel Schnittke
commented on the problem of producing a separate unclassified documentary
motion picture for public release.
Mr, Murray said that the preparation of an unclassified motion picture
would be an opportunity to present to the public a clear picture of the magnitude of a thermonuclear explosion, and he believed that the expense of
px oducing such an unclassified motion picture of REDWING was certainly
justified.

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