TAB A ~ PART I
Di THE ATO!IC WRAPONS PROGRAM
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The Ue. S. Army and its technical services have established many facili-
“ties and become thoroughly experienced in the development and production of
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Countless weapons and weapons systems.
The facilities and talents available to
-the Army are competent to participate to a large depree in the atomic weapons
field.
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The information presented herein relates the past and current participa-
tion and the competence of the Army to the development and production of specific
weapon components, to atomic weapon logistics, and to associated functions.
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OUPER CASE
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Implosion Bombs
(1)
Development
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The Army @rdnance Corps develops practice bomb cases that are
exact replicas of cases for stockpile weapons,
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of rost of the implosion weapon cases.
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Ordnance
facilities and rersonel are used to assist in the development
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as there is no phase
of this developnent effort that is not done for comparable
weapons full competence in this area is well established.
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Production
(a)
The Army Ordnance Corps is currently responsible for the
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production of practice bombs, which involves the procurement
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of outer cases essentially identical to cases being procured
by the Atomic Energy Commissions
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(1) Development.
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The Army has not participated in the development of the
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nen-nuclear elements of gun-type atomic bombs, but competence
to handle any part of this program is well krown, :
(2)
Production
(a)
Competence and facilities to dot his sort of work exists in
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Army Ordances
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