The Nation : Plutonium Cutoff Urged

A U.S.-Soviet halt in production of uranium and plutonium for atomic weapons was proposed in a Scientific American magazine article by three Princeton University physicists, who said modern techniques to catch cheating make the idea feasible. The United States has not produced such materials since 1964, relying on a large stockpile and recycled warheads, but President Reagan has proposed resuming production. Moscow has repeatedly rejected U.S. requests to join in a cutoff because it was trying to catch up in atomic weapons, the authors said, but they noted that it has now achieved parity.