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cual of these weapons, as far as their state of development
seconcerncd, were about on qa par.
They were the wartime' weapon|Rdcsigncd under oxtron¢ pressure and vi thout rogera:foremany Te
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“military applicétion of atomic enoraye
In its January Report to Coneress,
the Atomic Energy.
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ae Commission said its goal in the ficld of weapon: development, was. -%
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the selentific and cngincering perfection of improved. dosighs, af y
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"that thorough testing of weapons and components is necessary to’ os
Improved design.
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In any program of developing and producing weapong, the need
for proof testing, or for conducting full gcale experiments, ie
natural and obvious.
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Failure
to test new dcvolopments'would
soon
throttle the design of improved wcapons,. america's precminence
in the ficld of atomic weapons is not a static thing, it. depends
upon achicvement - = day to @ay, year to year,
achicvement.e
( Note ta corrrenondents:
and test to test
If Captain Russell 1s to be.quoted,
please use remarks as contained in this statement.) -