from the retired bombs and shipped to AEC plants for rework.
pees
Most of the rem2ining portions
of the retired bombs will be shipped to Oak Ridge for salvage.
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WEAPONS DEVELOPLENT
8. Weapons programs in the development ohnase are described
in Table 1.
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Emphasis in weapons development is being placed on
for Department of Defense missiles,
weapons with
a
g eatly reduced radioactive fallout, more rugsed weapons,
moc> efficient weapons.
and
Developmental programs added since
the last quarterly report are the XW-47 and the TX-48.
All
development programs for implosion-type weapons provide for
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9. A modification of XW-28 is being made to provide
emergency capability thermonuclear warheads for the Intermediate
Range Ballistic Missile.
the XW-49,
This modification has been designated
and the warheads are
scheduled to be available in
a
10. Tne following feasibility studies,
requested by the
Department of Defense, were in progress on December 31,
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