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Questions were asked about development of the hollow implosion and
about external initiation.
The hollow implosion idea has not been
rejected, but Los Alamos has been too busy to devote a well-organized
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The thermonuclear program was discussed informally.
The meeting continued in session through lunch with scattered disThermo-
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cussions, At 1:25 p.m. Dr. Bradbury continued his presentation.
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There
was considerable discussion about what scale and character would be
appropriate for the thermonuclear program.
Dr. Libby amphasized a view
that this effort should be stepped up and many hundreds of. people be .
attracted as soon as possible into a large-scale experimental program.
General assent to this proposal was lacking, largely because of the
apparent sterility of any major purely experimental approach and the
conviction that the most efficient present use of available talent would
be to emphasize theoretical analysis.
The need for weapons systems
analysis, for both the thermonuclear. and fission weapons, was brought out.
This appears to be the kind of problem on which institutions outside. Los
Alamos could make valuable contributions.
The Los Alamos discussions
concluded with an expression of thanks py Dr. Oppenheimer to Dr. Bradbury
for his excellent report.
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