NAVY DEPARTMENT THINKING ON THE ATOMIC BOMB.

The article reports on what the U.S. Navy thinks on naval problems posed by the atomic bomb. Those interviewed include Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, and senior naval officers designated by him. The Navy's planning in respect to changes brought by the atomic bomb must envisage the needs of three different situations: police functions requiring weapons of precision during peacetime, a war in which the atomic bomb is either not used at all or introduced only substantially after the onset of hostilities, and a war where atomic bombs are available in substantial numbers to both sides.