Gen. Fields reviewed the status of the thermonuclear program,
Status
with particular reference to a paper (letter K. OD. Nichols to Gen.
of Thermo-
nuclear
Program
Herbert B, Loper, October 25, 1954, LXI-2918) on the subject.
Some
of the items were as follows.
February or early March, and the weapon shou}dppter the stockpile
in April, The design release on ‘reET7, 500 1b) is
anticipated by year's end, and the weapon ey enter the stockpile
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by August.
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