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increase of weapon yield for a given weight for strategic weapons, particulazly
for missiles, and the reduction in size of tactical weapons.
Another area of
effort in tests prior to the moratorium was the development of "clean" weapons
having reduced radioactive fallout.
An important program which may eventually
provide a whole family of "clean" weapone is the all fusion concept.
These
weapons would extend over the full range of desired magnitudes from the smallest
tactical and defensive warheads to the Largest missile warheads and bombs.
Tests
are urgently required in all these areas and we can expect great progress
toward the following developments;
1,
Missile warheads of smaller weight which will lead to smaller,
more mobile, and more serviceable missiles or will allow better penetration
through enemy defenses for a given total payload.
2.
AICBM developments, mostly in terme of effects of nuclear explo-
sions on incoming re-entry vehicles. The questions to be answered include
more precise understanding of the effective range of known effects, the possibility of enhancing these effects by special design of the defensive weapows ox
choice of the circumstances of detonation, and possible unknown effects.
This
information is pertinent not only for defensive considerations but also is
important to our own penetration of enemy defenses.
3.
New types of tactical weapons, including small fusion warheads.
4, Further study and development of reliable low-fiseion yield
(clean) warheads.
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The effort of DoD and AEC will be to develop weapons pointed at specific military requirements, rather than simply to develop higher yield weapons without
obvious military benefit.
Yet it must be realized that frequently in the past,
and possibly in the future, new concepts or ideas of great value have developed
from the effort to fulfill specific weapon needs.
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