T THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7.119117 TlEMICIA DAL__._TR ....,. ru\n', O.' .l .'1 .71: 1 a1r1L7Gw I *1:1U I, !' T V,% UE FUSOwN: AEC Developim Fallout-Free Weapon EDITOR'S NOTE: This month marks the a5th anniversary of the beginning of the race for the atomic bomb at a secret place in the Tennessee hills known as Oak Ridge. In the fol- lowing story, the Atomic Ener- gy Commission and the Defense Department assess America's present nuclear arms posture. WASHINGTON (M-The Unit- d States is trying to develop pure usion weapons that would not equire an A-bomb trigger and vould therefore be free of radio- active fallout.' The nation's nuclear- weapon- ers are also still trying to de- 'elop the fearsome "neutron omb," which has been described is a kind of death-ray weapon. This was related Tuesday by he Atomic Energy Commission in ,n unusually frank discussion of kmerican nuclear weapons posture :iven in response to questions sub- nitted by the AssociatedPress. The answers to the queries--in vhich the Defense Department ollaborated with the. AEC-also rought out that: 1. The United States has a pow- rful and versatile stockpile of tens' of thousands of individual nuclear weapons. 2. The stockpile includes such novel things as nuclear antisub- marine rockets, torpedoes and depth charges-weapons that have been hinted at, but previously have had no official mention. 3. The United States still holds an overall lead in nuclear weap- ons over the Soviet Union. 4. Communist China apparently has a "rational, well-organized" nuclear weapons development pro- gram - and conceivably could launch an intercontinental ballist- ic missile test vehicle before the end of this year. American Stockpile The questions and answers: Q. Can you give even a general idea of the number of nuclear weapons in the American stock- pile? A. Our weapons stockpile con- sists of tens of thousands of nu- clear weapons with yields rang- ing from subkilitons to megatons. Q. What is our variety of weap- ons? A. The United States has ar- tillery-fired atomic projectiles, atomic demolition munitions, an- tisubmarine rockets, torpedoes, depth charges, strategic and tac- tical missiles and bombs. Q. What progress is being made on "advanced concepts" of nu- clear arms-such as the so-called "neutron bomb?" A. The AEC is conducting re- search on enhanced radiation weapons (neutron bombs). Such a device would be very "clean," in which only a small amount of the energy released would come from fission. The blast effect would be very small but- the radia- tion effect from heutrons would be predominant. Q. What's the American nuclear arms posture in comparison with that of the Russians? A. In aggregate-that is, over- all-the United States still leads the Soviet Union. This is of course a very complex and complicated matter and any detailed com- parison would be difficult. Race with Russians For several decades the U.S. has maintained this nuclear weap- ons superiority. The maintenance of this superiority depends on continued improvements in weap- ons' effectiveness. Secretary of Defense McNamara said, ". . . By the early 1970's, we still expect to have a significant Q. What's the AEC's rating of the achieved, and potential, strength of Communist China in the nuclear weapons field? The joint Senate-House Atomic Committee, in its recent apprais- al, said Communist China could be capable of launching a hydro- gen-missile attack on the United States before the mid 1970's, con- ceivably as early as 1970-71. Communist China This appears to be a more .om- inous outlook than that of Defense Secretary McNamara who has estimated Communist C h i n a would not be able to threaten this country with a significant number of ICBM's before the mid- 1970's. How does the AEC feel about it? '... On the basis of recent evi- dence, it appears possible that they (the Communist Chinese) may conduct either a space or a long - range ballistic missile launching before the end of 1967. However, it appears unlikely that the Chinese could .deploy a sig- nificant number of ICBM's be- fore the mid-1970's." Gov. Rea For Repu SACRAMENTO OP)-California Gov. Ronald Reagan revealed de- tails yesterday of his fall nation- w i d e Republican fund-raising campaign, which he concedes will generate more presidential specu- lation about him. The freshman governor will ap- pear in nearly a dozen states from coast-to-coast between now and January. When he announced his expand- ed travel plans Tuesday, ReaganI reiterated: "I am not a candi- date." Candidacy Problems He almost decided against the new speaking dates because of cer- tain knowledge it would add to speculation that he will seek the Republican nomination for presi- dent in 1968., But Reagan said: "I just de- cided that it was ridiculous to let this speculation-which I didn't seem to be able to stop anyway- to keep me from doing what I think are party chores that should be done." Reagan added the speaking dates at the urging of Republican congressional campaign officials. First Trip His first trip, previously an- nounced, will be to his alma ma- ter, Eureka College, Ill. Sept. 28; Columbia, S.C., Sept. 29, and Mil- waukee, Wis., Sept. 30. Reagan will address a fund- raising dinner in Louisville, Ky. Oct. 14 on his way to New York City and the Virgin Islands for the national governors' conference. On his return, Reagan will speak in Des Moines, Iowa. Oct. 25; Manhattan, Kan., Dallas and Houston, Tex., Oct. 26, and Chi- cago, Ill., Oct. 27. At Manhattan, he'll participate in a series of lectures at Kansas State University in honor of Alf M. Landon, 1936 Republican pres- idential nominee. gan Lists Fall Plans iblcan Fund-Raising The Chicago address is to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Reagan wil give a Veterans Day address in Albany, Ore., Nov. 11 and may speak the same in Port- Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. Reagan will lecture students at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., Dec. 4-7. Republican fund- raising appearances may be work- ed into this trip, his staff. said. GOP Governors Another tentative plan is to go to a meeting of GOP governors in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 9. He also said he would travel to Ohio. De- tails were not available. Reagan.:said he decided to make the trip after some "arm twisting" by Sen. George Murphy (R-Calif), chairman of the Senate- Campaign Committee and Rep. Bob Wilson (R-Calif), head of the House cam- paign Committee. After declaring again he is not a candidate, Reagan was pressed as to whether he could be drafted as the GOP nominee. He . replied:. "Anything I say has got to be wrong on this-and I find myself wishing I hadn't even come in today if I do answer it." Reagan's schedule will take him' into the Midwest and the South, areas where his advisers say he would pick up strength should the unofficial presidential cam- I paign of former Vice President Richard M. Nixon falter. Despite Reagan's repeated dec- laration of non-candidacy, some of his influential advisors say Nixon will fail to survive impor- tant primary tests and large blocks of conservative Republican support will swing to Reagan. Reagan has said only that he'll be a California favorite son can- didate in a move designed to pre- serve party unity in his own state. The large bloc of convention votes controlled by California will certainly strengthen Reagan's in- fluence at the time of the Repub- lican nominating convention. 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