4 7 - Mr. Smyth desertbed the thermonuclear test program. Assuming the goal of X number of megaton thermanue tear weapons, \1 t i 7 |}}Elaborate cryogenic equipment, “whieh presents severe logistical problens, is not required and the material inside is cheaper. On the other hand, it is not certain that it will work. i Dr.“Graves agreed ‘the ‘objective -is not to prove a principle but to get a deliverable weapon. General Fields concluded this discussion by stating that the Division of Military Application had a paper recom~ mending that CASTLE be postponed which would be presented to the Commission the early part of the following week. matter would be a subject for discussion ut the This MLG meeting the following day. 2 MSD Dpool.B amancen OAAAL MarsYiho& : a _

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