In the light of the technical facts about the H-bomb, the argument as to
whether managerial control over “dangerous” plants is essential to
protect against violations becomes wholly academic. We have seen that
even managerial control would not offer either absolute or near-absolute
protection. No plan that does not offer at least near-absolute
protection against the clandestine production of even one H-bomb per
year could be trusted when a nation’s very existence may be at stake.