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Hammack, C.O., Jr., March 3, 1947.
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The Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists Princeton University Princeton, N. J.
Sunny Bank Va 3/3/47
Dear Sirs:
I have been deeply interested in your Committee ever since I first heard of it. I think that the fate of the present generation; and the fate of billions of people yet to be born, in every part of the world, will be determined by the success of failure of this organization. Every American should help support it. I wish to help support it now with a small donation of $5.00.
I believe it is the duty of every human being to learn as much as he can about the type of world in which he would have to live, if international control of atomic energy is not established. I believe you are the best qualified group of people in the world to furnish this information. Because of these facts I wish to ask you some questions. If these questions cannot be answered by facts please answer them with opinions. The questions I wish to ask are as follows:
1. IF the nations of the world would enter int an atomic bomb armament race, how many bombs (of the type we dropped on Japan) could the United States produce per year? How many such bombs do you think