Page 5 University Daily Kansan U.S. Plan to Shelve Skybolt Brings Angry British Reaction PARIS — (UPI) — Authoritative sources said today the chances of Britain taking over the snarled American Skybolt rocket program are slim and other alternatives are under consideration. A final decision has been put off until the meeting between British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan and President Kennedy in the Bahamas next week. United States and British defense chiefs, attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ministerial conference here have failed so far to break the deadlock. BRITISH RESENTMENT over the threatened scrapping of the Skybolt — which was to have provided Britain with a vehicle for its nuclear deterrent — was giving way to outright anxiety over the future of her entire defense policy. While the United States so far has not officially abandoned the Skybolt, conference sources left little doubt the rocket is doomed, as far as the United States is concerned. Britain will be given an option to take over the Skybolt project, if she wishes. But the cost is said to be prohibitive. Sources stressed it is by no means certain that even after further tremendous expense the missile would turn out to be workable. THE FACTS, as explained by authoritative American sources, are these: It has cost the United States some $400 million to date to develop Skybolt, which Britain had planned to use for her Valiant bomber force as carriers for British warheads. This would have extended the life of Britain's bomber force by another 10 years and provided her with a nuclear delivery system. It is estimated that it would cost at least another $500 million to complete Skybolt. In addition, there would be the high cost of production. The United States would not charge Britain the cost so far invested in the project. Since this is an American project, it might be necessary for Britain to continue its development in the United States, which would add considerably to Britain's foreign exchange bill. American officials here believed the cost makes it prohibitive for Britain to take over Skybolt lock, stock and barrel. THERE WAS NO indication the United States was prepared to help finance it in order to support Britain's effort to maintain her independent deterrent. Some thought reportedly is being given to an alternative rocket to the Skybolt, but nothing suitable appears to be available in the American armory. British diplomats, angered by the development and by its timing, are implying strongly that the United States move was deliberate and designed to undercut Britain's independent deterrent. American sources deny this. They PRE-CHRISTMAS SPECIAL $1.00 OFF ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK of SPORTSHIRTS Just in time for Christmas giving we make this special price on all of our regular brands of sportshirts. 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