It was concluded that Teller's assessment of a hydrogen bomb had been too favourable, and that both the quantity of deuterium needed, as well as the radiation losses during deuterium burning, would shed doubt on its workability.
Det blev fastslået, at Tellers vurdering af brintbomben måtte være den foretrukne, og at både den påkrævede mængde af deuterium, såvel som den radioaktive udstråling under afbrænding af deuterium, ville bortlægge tvivl om dens funktionalitet.