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Department of O:fense has felt the expenditure of vital atomic
weapons materials for this type of test,
single agency. is not justified.
for the benefit of a
See Status Report No. 4 to the
ARC on DOD Atonie Energy Activities
circulated for information in
AEC 415/2).
i, However, no inquiry has been inade into the Department of
Defense's abtitude toward a scparate test designed to provide:
offects data. for the FCDA, the Department of Defense, and AEC.
Under these circumstances,
their attitude might pe favorable
should a combined effects program appear important cnough to
_ justify a special shot.
8.
Press attondanee at a fubure shot is also a probable
requirement.
This can most casily and advantageously be arranged
in con junct ton with a nominal shot whose security requirements
ore minimal.
DISCUSSION
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There can be no question that the AEC and the Department
of Defense are jointly interested
In both weapons development data
and weapons effects data, while FCDA also has an important,
soniewhat different
Would appear that
interest in effeets alone.
but
Nevertheless,
it
the primary interest and responsibility of the
Commission lies in the de @lopment ficld, while the Department of
Defense would seem to be more interested in the effects and uses of
the weapon as delivercd
requirements.
in response to the announced military
Both the AEC and the DOD have strong secondary
interests in effects and development,
respectively,
can probably never be complete separation of the
so that there
two interests.
7. Economy of fissionable material dictates the most effective
over-all use
of cach atomic detonation
to obtain the maximum data