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The Atomic Energy Commission is currently using military procuroment assistance
to a limited extent.
This assistance could be considorably expanded with
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“little additional burden on the military.
Determination of Course of Action and Responsibilitics
26.
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There appear to be throe general courses of action, any one of which
could be taken to increase the over-all capabilities for the development and
production of atomic weapons.
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These are:
Expansion of AEC development and procurement facilities to
handle all or the greater part of the atomic weapons program.
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Increasing assistance by the Department of Defense as requested
hy the Atomic Energy Commission under oxisting arrangements.
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Delegation of primary responsibility to the Department of
Doefenso for the development and procuroment of non-nuclears.
This course docs
not involve the transfer of control of completed weapons from the Atomic Energy
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Comission to the Department of Defense.
it is apparent that thore must be a cloar division of weapon developriont and
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production responsibilities between the military and the Atomic Encrgy Conmission in order to maximize the capabilities of the Department of Defcnse
and the Atomic Energy Commission in the best interests of tho over-all national {
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Beforea initiation of an expansion program in the atomic weapons ficld,
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it is considered essential that a decision be reached as to the ultimate division of responsibility.
Such a decision would permit intelligent planning
end the effective programing of this cxpansion.
V.
CONCLUSIONS
27, It 4s concluded that: —
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The Department of Defense is now participating to a large
degrce in many phases of the nucloar and nonenuclear portions of the weapons
progran.
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The Department of Deferse possesses competence to participate
in thoso areas contemplated by the atomic Energy Commission and those tasks
listed in paragraph 12.
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