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Outline of Issues Raised by Dr. Bush!s Letter of 20 December 1948
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Use of Weapons
Uncer what circumstances anc against vhat objectives will the
United States use each of the following weapons ~ atomic bomb,
biological warfare, chenical warfare and radiological warfare?
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In addition to their incorporation into military planning, what’
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and if so, for what purnose?
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referred to it? Should it report directly to the President
or through the National Sccurity Council?
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