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Weapons Production Facilities
18, The Pantex Ordnance Plant, Amarillo, Texas, has been
producing cored H.E. charges for the Mark 6 Mod 2 weapons since
December 1951.
Casting of high explosive charges for the Mark 5
and Mark 7 weapons is scheduled to begin at Pantex in June 195e.
19. A number of factors combined to delay the operational
date of additional facilities at the Iowa Ordnance Plant at
Burlington.
However,
production of H.E,
for the Mark 5 weapons and
weapon assembly work have been started there, and H.E.
production
and assembly of the Mark 7 i8 now expected to start in June 1952.
20.
Inspection and assembly of nuclear cores has started at
the Rocky Flats Plant near Denver,
Colorado.
Full production
capability for fabricating plutonium and uranium 235 weapon
components is scheduled to be attained by April 1953.
Fission Weapon Development
21.
Chart No.
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present development
schedules for the
principal new non-nuclear assemblies.
Mark 10 (Gun-type bomb desired for airburst only)
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The Department of Defense has postponed indefinitely the
requirement for this weapon, and its development has been
suspended.
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23.°Seventeen aircraft are being studied as possible carriers
for this weapon.
Ballistic dummies are being used for aireraft
compatibility tests and air flow studies.
Impact tests of scale
models indicate that the Mark 11 warhead will have significantly
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