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The committee did not look into the fusion program of 

 the Soviet Union. However, it is known that the USSR 

 program is advanced to a level comparable with that of the 

 other three major programs. The USSR program has 

 historically been characterized by strong scientific 

 insight. Past cooperation with the USSR has been 

 technically fruitful and could beneficially be expanded from 

 the rather modest current levels if U.S. policy constraints 

 change. Policy issues could change sufficiently in the 

 future to make renewed scientific cooperation with the USSR 

 desirable; in that event, fusion would be a suitable 

 vehicle. 



