Brig. General K. &. Pielés of. "90 Fetrvary 1953 at the tine of the presently planned test shot fanamch as the associated eryogente logistics anf test drops are actually coming te completion at ex shortly after the test dete. ee __.Actually, Guergency espabdility is fur more easily, or any Reg t Meee AidSED Set effectively demonstrated by methods other than using & live bilan wea? te available as a deviseSer_sensiteretionfer a Grop test.5 UELETED yt Nowever, the Runt is the last ef the Gevices echeduled fer final éesign freesing and vill be the last te be eonstructed. This is necessarily se in view of the state of knowlege ef systens of this mature. Accordingly, only the Alara Cle! . | hoy LRP pe The dropping af the Runt or the Alara Clock would, presumbly, be a pote hd Yea!OH &. ¢eask within Air Feree enpabilities. Swh @ priori ignoresce vould seen to beéxtFensly unfortunate ects instrusentation aad wight seriously jeopardise its bit‘ effectiveness. te Sods 5. Tt should ve reculied that the develoyecntal states of the BI-2}, 36, anf 17 in emergency enpedility elosely parelie) the status of the Begasaki and Eircshims bombs in the sense that the ectual reliability of any of the componests will be fer from exactly knows. Tims, there will exist the possibility ef failure er malfunction fuse to sampletely minor and extraneous ressons. These reasons will act be known, but aa wnnecessary stigus will be attached to the device which my be impossible %o reacve and whish would not have cepurred bed a proper experinent been It must be recalled that the definition ef “emergency eapebility” is that only mon-knowa eleracteristics af the deviee will prevest ite Models of these devices f delivery by existing airsreft in time of war. bioiad tbat heve the same reliability now expected of ecuventionsl weapons will require long ané arduous further stuty, Aavelopasnt, sad fielt testing at feat 6. : of date . of the Sandie Corporation type. The certainty of ony air drop exunct be goarantecdat this tine. Teas (t tonld de necessary for J-Division te plaza on both an sir drep * ih end eo barge capability for e given test if this philosophy vere agreed ups. Accordingly, for this reeson alone, the introfustion ef an air drop does not simplify the test program bet rether somplieates it. Even were 1¢ gertain thet an air drop vere possible, the resulting operation ie act necessarily less ecmplicated except fer the fact that fev edservations sre mde. Ect to do a test at all, of course, is a ty Spe on § simplification ef the same sert. | That sir drepe thenselves present. ih ya de ‘ made.