Evening star., 1946-03-29
Atomic
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no nation could veto an action to
prevent use of these formulas and
processes to make atomic bombs.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida, who said he likes the gen.
eral outline of the State Depart
ment plan, agreed that no veto
should operate in any such case.
He suggested that if the Security
Council is the enforcement agency
it should be able to act on simple
aiority vote. At present the
United States, Britain, Russia,
France and China hold certain
veto rights in the Security Council.
Seconding Senator Peppers view.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, of
Arkansas said it is his idea that if
the nations agree to permit the
inspection envisioned under the
State Department plan, they would
have to commit themselves in ad-
vance to full enforcement of Sc
curity regulations
Confirmation of the State Depart
ment report that a way has been
found to "denature" energy -produc-
ing plutonium of its explosive quail
tiles prompted assertions by legisla-
tors that this may simplify the task
of preventing secret bomb manufac-
ture
The Senate's Special Atomic Com
mittee. working again today on
domestic control legislation, decided
to call DR.. ]. R. Oppenheimer and
other scientists Monday for an ex-
planation of the immunizing process.
"Denaturing" Prevents Bombs.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republican
Of Iowa, told reporter that if the
denaturing process is proved in
practical operation, then there is
much to be said for the State De-
partment proposal"
One scientific authority, asking
anonymity, told reporters last night
that this country actually tried to
make atomic bombs from the de-
natured material and found it i'm
possible.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Hampshire, named on President
Truman's committee to evaluate
the results of the Bikini bomb tests
this summer, said the department S
plan appears to be a reasonable
step in the right direction"
He added that it should tend to
strengthen international co-opera =
ton on the atomic energy and
other world problems"
On New York radio program
last night, Senator johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado, member of the
Senate Atomic Committee, said it
is sheer nonsense" to believe that
the interests of this country will be
best served by telling the good ma
tions ard the bad exactly how to
create an atomic bomb"
The State Department report pro-
posed no immediate sharing of
secrets but rather gradual divulg-
ing of information over a period
of years. Saying, however, that
some technical data would have to
be given out to put the international
control plan in effect, it added that
this would not essentially alter the
present superiority of the United
States"
These discussions and these plans
will not move its stock piles
or uranium or of fashionable material
or its bombs or its operating plants
and need not alter the operation
of these plants" the report said.
These disclosures of information
now secret, will not create in any
other nation the experience and the
knoW-hoW which are so great part
of our present position of superb
GRITTY"
Not Settled Policy.
A board of technical consultants
worked out the admittedly novel
and immensely difficult" plan for
constructive" international control
of atomic energy after deciding
that any attempt merely to out
law" atomic bombs through a police
like inspection system would not
work.
The boards 78-page report was
made public. with a foreword by
Secretary of State Byrnes emphasiz-
ing that it is not statement of set
lied policy, but is offered solely as
a basis" for informed public discus
sion essential to the development of
sound policy.
Powers Outlined
Governed by dual purpose-"th
promotion of the beneficial use of
atomic energy and the maintenance
of security'-the proposed world
agency would be empowered to:
l. Bring under its complete
control all the supplies in the world
of uranium and thorium, the raw
materials for producing atomic en-
ergy.
2. Construct and operate all pri-
mary atomic energy production
plants, taking over those already
running in this country.
3. Conduct a wide variety of re-
search, including research in atomic
explosives. which no one else would
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