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Central Intelligence Agency Chief Allen Dulles reported that the CIA had no evidence that Russia had ever shown any interest in testing to develop tactical nuclear weapons. Any break in Russia's wall of suspicion and secrecy, he added, would be to the U.S.'s interests. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman John McCone, arguing that the U.S. needs underground tests to develop tactical nuclear weapons, found himself almost alone in the Administration's top councils, and at the end the President ruled against...
...Atlas ICBM. With additional nuclear tests, the yield of the Polaris and Minuteman warheads could be significantly increased, although Admiral William Raborn Jr. has said he needs no further tests of the present Polaris warhead. Some U.S. scientists and military men would like further testing to develop "clean" nuclear weapons with little fallout. The U.S. has developed small warheads, with a yield of less than one kiloton,* for use in tactical weapons, but so far these small warheads are "dirty," and the dirtiness makes it difficult for troops to follow behind the bombardment...
Furthermore, they said the U.S. would be wise to accept the Soviet plan for a year or two, because even the best of systems would require a year or two to install adequate control stations. And in the next few years, scientists might actually develop foolproof detectors, or the Soviets might give a bit more on inspection. Most important, the Soviets had apparently accepted the principle of inspection (albeit with precious few specifics), and inspection is the starting point for any realistic system of disarmament. By making this start-at an admitted risk-the U.S., they held, would win respect...
...wartime, the first stirrings of a new Australia became visible. Cut off from traditional suppliers, Australians set out to develop their own electrical, chemical and engineering industries. And at war's end, warning that against the weight of Asia, Australians had "perhaps 25 years in which to justify our exclusive possession of this continent," Laborite Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell revived the slogan, "Populate or Perish." He won support for a costly immigration program that has brought in an average of more than 100,000 "New Australians" a year. In the process, Australia deliberately modified its old boast of being...
...planning that went into the design of the plane, check it for possible errors. It will also subject the structure of the power plant and the entire wing to static stress tests, put the parts in huge rigs, which will be twisted and turned to see if any flaws develop. The tests will take anywhere from three to nine months...