The last, subject.discussed by Mri Hendersonwas the thermonuclear
weapon program. J
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is being iworked on, but presents. difficult prdbleins.
It will not be
available for at least two years;
TX-15
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internal engineering of this weapon, and has thus become, for the
first time, involved in nuclear desig.
subject to. control by Los Alamos,
The particular program is
The first delivery to tne stockpile
is scheduled for April 30, 1955,
The bomb is engineered for storage
as a completelyassembled unit, except for the tail fins,
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equipped with barometric and proximity fuzes; some consider contact
fuzing a "must!,
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The 17,400 lb TX-21 is in its infancy.
The TX-21 appears to be compatible
with‘the 3-58“adroraft (Hustler).
An effort will be made to standardize the fuzing in the different
thermonuclear weapons.
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Fuze
Dirfi-
culties
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There were some questions and discussions by the group, mainly on
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fuzing for surface burst applications.
on
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There seems to be a divergence