Evening star., 1946-01-27
Atom Bomb Useless
As Policing Weapon,
Scientist Tells Women

JIlellIlSI IEIIS women
The atomic bomb is utterly use
less" as police weapon and can
contribute nothing to the security
of this country, DR.. Harld c. Urey
one of the scientists principally re-
sponsible for its development, de-
elared yesterday.
DR.. Urey told 800 delegates to the
10th annual Women's Patriotic Con-
ference on national refense at the
Hotel Statler, that it is an aggres-
sor's weapon against which no real
defense is possible.
If we continue to keep atom
bombs in the world, they will event.
ually be used, and they will be used
10 Kill a great many people just as
innocent as our own children" he
asserted.
He termed the fact that the
United States alone has atom
bombs, and is making more of them,
biggest obstacles to world co-opera-
ton today, because it is breeding
fear instead of the confidence re-
qulred to achieve peace.
Scouts International Theory.
The plan for putting atom bombs
in the hands of international police
force won't work, he said, since the
bombs will have to located within
the boundary of some nation and
they will be controlled by men who
owe more allegiance to their own
countries than they now feel toward
the United Nations Organization.
THE atomic bomb won't do any,
thing except unite the people of a
given country against the police
power DR.. Urey commented.
There is only one way really to
police the world-make laws, enforce
them with the will of the people,
try the guilty and sentence them"
The scientist based his statement
that there is no real defense against
the bomb on the belief that any de-
fenses invented or counter-measures
taken will be just as destructive as
the bomb.
The so-called peace-loving Ma
tlons occupying Germany and Japan
are the countries to be feared, DR..
Urey declared. THE difficulties in
the future will arise between them.
Particularly, we must fear a division
OF the world into two groups, Rus
sian group and an American or
Anglo-American group"
If there is third World War,
1t will start with atom bombs: both
sides will use deadly poison; all
cities will be destroyed, and it will
make little difference who wins, he
predicted.
Having used the atom bomb, we
can not be surprised when war
descends to any level" DR.. Urey
commented.
Groves Urges Outlawing War.
Maj. Gen. Harold R. Groves, officer
in charge of the atom bomb project,
forecast that the atom bomb would
revolutionize military organization
and training. But that doesn't
mean all we need is a few atom
bombs" he warned. Like DR.. Urey,
Gen. Groves emphasized that the
only way to ensure peace is to out
law war.
In plea for universal military
training, John Moran, former Army
captain, charged that many men
died in World War II because of
inadequate training. After suffering
80 per cent casualties, his company
received requirements with only II
weeks training, the veteran said. He
recalled that two men sent out on
patrol died the first night because
they had not been taught to main
tain contact with their own forces.
Three men in a machine gun platoon
we're killed because they had not
been trained to locate proper shelter,
he added.
MANY were killed because the
American people did not make sure
they were prepared" he said I'VE
must have military training so that
the boys who go out next time will
come back"
Senator Lucas, Democrat, of Illi-
nois told the conference last night
that the United States will never
again play the sucker role" by spon-
soring disarmament conference
similar to that held after the World
War when our battleships, cruisers
and destroyers settled to the bottom
of the sea-"
Discussing the present state of
defense, he declared that although
six months ago this country had the
most superb fighting machine ever
marshalled under any banner" It'll
would be difficult to muster six divi-
sions to fight tomorrow.
Suggests Families Go Abroad.
He suggested one method of in
suring a greater flow of men into
the Army would be to permit mar
ried men to take their families along
when they are sent out of the coun-
try.
Under any circumstances, how
ever, we must have manpower," Sen
ator Lucas said. I'VE cannot escape
that supreme and vital necessity in
this precarious hour of our national
and international troubles. The
Congress should not be stampeded
into emotional action which will let
the Army down."
Senator Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts, declared I'VE need "a
strong, united, prosperous United
States, for only with production and |