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connection he warned that unity
of command is not alone sufficient" +"
He emphasized that Unity of plan
ming. unity of common item procure
ment and unity of doctrine are
equally necessary
With equal positiveness he recon-
mended the need of scientific re-
search and the development of a
dependable intelligence" system.
BY the latter he suggested reliance
on worldwide espionage system
rather than "suicidally dangerous"
dependence on the usual reports of
military attaches.
B-29s to Be Obsolete Soon.
But it was his warning of the
new concepts" or robot warfare
that fell with significant timing
as the political heads of the United
States, Britain and Canada opened
discussion in Washington on pres
ent and future methods of con-
| trolling the use of atomic energy.
The weapons of today are the
museum pieces of tomorrow" he
said so tomorrow, the B-29, the
Super Fortress of today, will belong
in the Smithsonian Institution with
the Wright and Lindbergh planes
its place on the line to be taken
later by bombers that will carry
so tons of bombs, planes with jet
or rocket motors capable Of flying
around the world at supersonic
speeds"
Meanwhile, Gen. Arnold said, the
AAF should continue developing the
type of strategic bombing in which
it is the recognized master" until
improved antiaircraft defenses make
lit impracticable. 1t is our only
means today of delivering "one OF
two atomic bombs in a large air
operation, he said, end experience
shows that "the percentage of fail
ures in an operation of this kind
would be low"
When air defenses make this i'm
practicable, he suggested, we should
be ready with a weapon of the gen.
eral type of the German W. rocket
having greatly improved range and
precision. "V-2 is ideally suited to
deliver atomic explosives, because
effective defense against it would
prove extremely difficult" he said.
Atom Propelled Planes Suggested.
Gen. Arnold declared that un.
ceasing patrol of the entire world
under the guidance of the United
Nations Organization, would dt
much to prevent the illegal manu-.
facture of atomic bombs. The ali
forces used for patrol of this kind
he suggested, might we'll be tn,
contlngentS made available to TIT
Security Council for possible en-
forcement action.
Again referring to the new con
cept of aerial and atomic warfare
the AAF chief said the use of atomi
energy for propelling aircraft als'
has been suggested But, he added
this development seems rather fa
in the future, SO that it is diff
cult today to predict the types o
aircraft-or space craft-Which ma,
later be propelled in this fashion.
THE immediate danger to civil.
zation raised by the very existence
of atomic bombs is so great that WE
shall do better to concentrate oul
attention on the role of present.
day power as means of employing
atomic bombs extensively, for in.
stance for possible enforcement o1
decisions of the Security Council
and as safeguard against their ir.
responsible use in aggression"
Robots Role to Grow.
Gen. Arnold declared that "con
i. trolled or directed robots will be o
increasing Importance" although h,
speculated that they probably neve
, will preclude some form of human
guidance. In this connection h
said:
I'm practical terms for the imme
diate future, the doctrine of al
force growing out of the larger con
! cept of air power can be expresse
as a determination:
l. To maintain striking air arm
2. To keep the AAF and the avia
e ton industry able to expand har
: moniously as well as rapidly.
3. To maintain well-equippe
: overseas bases.
t 4. To support an alert and aggres
sive system of commercial air trans
poratation-one of the foundation
. of American air power.
, 5. To remember that it is the tear
| of the Army, Navy and air force
: working in close cooperation tina