£16 January 59 memo within LASL for distrihution from George I. Bell is titled “Suggested Conclusions on PLOWSHARE and Related Topics,” and is -1087. J PP He states SMAB II has considered what type of PLOWSHARE program if y LASL should undertake. Some of the general observations are that peaceful plications of nuclear explosives will be made and will be of long range value the U.S., chat the AEC and Weapons Labs should stimulate such development , ad that the present moritorium conditions may limit a PLOWSHARE program. reover, the presently developed weapons are not developed with PLOWSHARE plications in mind and therefore are not nomally coincident with the quirements for peaceful epplications. Also, the group feels that it appears kely that if weapons tests continue, much of future testing will be underground. ier briefly reviewing some specific PLOWSHARE proposals the group makes some ‘ommendations for Los Alamos: that formal consideration be given to designing ‘lees specifically for peaceful applications; that a small, full-time working wp of about four to six people be established to investigate underground onations and include in their considerations: diagnostic weapons tests erground, repeated detonations in a single container, and performing underund tests in order to make long-range detection difficult, clearly this up, which could draw to a major extent from J Division activities and erience, would develop LASL attitudes and programs which would be of value voth SLOWSHARE and future testing. Im @ more general vein, it seems appar@nt through this time period that vermore is earnest about selling specific proposals in the PLOWSHARE area ereas LASL is content to consider the possibility of carrying out testing, 2 various proposals as to which have merit, what methods might be utilized even address planning, etc.