AEC PROBES SECURITY IN U.S. WEAPON STORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01022R000100180016-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: April 11, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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The Washington Star
n U. S. Wearpon Story
House Member Hits Arms Agency Aide
For Disclosure of High Radiation Bomb
The Atomic energy Commission is investigating whether
security regulations have been violated in the disclosure
Tuesday that the United States has developed a nuclear wea-
pon with "enhanced radiation" which may approach the po-
tency of the so-called neutron bomb.
Adrian Fisher, deputy- director of
Disarmament Agency, mexi-
tioned the "enhanced radia-
tion" weapon in a March 14
letter to Senator Dodd, Demo-
crat of Connecticut. The letter
was released by the Senator,
Tuesday.
Republican Representative
Jack Westland, of Washington,
an influential member of the
Joint Atomic Energy Commit-
tee, says he "hit the ceiling"
when he saw The Star's report
on what he said had been a
"top secret" weapon. lie will
demand Mr. Fisher's resigna-
tion, Mr. Westland said, if the
Atomic Energy Commission
confirms his belief that security
regulations have been violated.
~ Foster Comments
the lead paragraph on the
article was not "in any way
justified by Mr. Fisher's letter."
"Mr. Voss," the director said,
"obviously had this information
from another source and used
publishing it."
Question of Clearance
Mr. Foster said his depot
language in referring to t
"enhanced radiation" weap
had been "made available f
clearance to representatives of
the Department of Defense, the
AEC and CIA (Cen al In '-
~ence A~gencv) concerned with
this area, and no objection was
made to its publication."
The critical point according
The Star article, written by
Reporter Earl H. Voss, was
based on Mr. Fisher's letter and
on Senator Dodd's reply.
William C. Foster, director of
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energy commissioner; Paul H.
Nitze, Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Se-
curity Affairs, and McGeorge
Bundy, special assistant to the
President for national security
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~1'0 objections were raised, ac-
cording to informed sources.
The chairman of the Joint
Atomic Energy Committee,
,5ena'tor Pastore, Democrat 'of
Rhode Island, is said to be
f`~ery concerned" about the
Caae. .The committee expects
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