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Development of retarded fall devieocs (USAF and USN).
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Environmental testing of complete weapons (USA, USN and USAF ).
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Compatibility of Mark 7 to F3H (USN).
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Compatibility of Mark 7 to F84-G (USAF).
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Compatibility of IX-13 to apolicadle service aircraft (USAF
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Development of handling equipment for atomic warheads for all
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“rookets and guided missiles approved by the Department of Defonse for marriage
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@ux atomic warheads (USAF, USN and USA facilities as necessary and coordinated
Military Assistance in Special Application Weapons
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In this category the AEC has utilized the oapabilitios of the military
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should envision the further use of military assistance on weapons such as an
atomic depth charge, atomic torpedo, or o 16" atomic projectile.
It is appa-
ront that the military has built up considcrably more experience in these
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in developing and producing the penetrating and artillcry-fired woapons, and
note that the special purpose weapons now being developed by the military for
justification and detailed requirements.
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It is probable that other "special
purpose" weapons will also be conceived and justified by the military in sufficient technical detail by systems analysis so that a logicalresult would be
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the AEC resulted from military initiative backed up by comprohensive study,
the development of the weapon by the military. Development of spedial purpose
weapons by the military will not materially affect the workload of civilian
AEC contractors, and would augment the over-all devolopment effort applied to
atomic weapons.
In any case, the military has shown its capability to develop
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projectiles, rockots, penctrating weapons, depth charges, mines, and torpodoes,
end others.
In event of radically difforent concepts of new "special appli-
cations" a military development capability would undoubtedly stem from the
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versatility of its experienco and facilities.
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The designation of a weapon as a special purpose weapon may be
difficult in the future,
Should the Department of Defense in its systems
studies determine the need for and feasibility of a free-falling bomb abies
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