-10- . ~ J-233 a te te The Department of Defense has asked about the possibility of reducing the fission yield in the large thermonuclear weapons. This is being investigated, In the field of fission weapons the MK-13 has been cancelled, with fission Weapons DOD egreement. This wes the improved KK-6 60" weapon. TZAPOT Test TEAPOT, scheduled to start February 15, 1955 at the Nevada Proving The AEC has proposed and the President has approved Test Operation Ground, KT. Tentatively, twelve shots are proposed, four of them over 25 Gen. Fields reviewed the list (given in a document before the Committee, memorandum Gen. K. E, Fields to Chsirman, GAC, Septerber 16,