Evening star., 1949-09-25
Russia Says She Has A-Bombl
Asserts Big-Sca|e Blasting Work
Uses Latest Technical Means
Checkup Called
Essential to ANY
Atomic Bon
BY the Associated Press


bomb at her disposal.
Tass, official Soviet news agency,
in a broadcast dispatch recorded
here neither denied nor con-
f1rmed, specifically. President Tru-
mans statement that an atomic
explosion had occurred on Soviet
soil, but said that large-scale
building work 'evokes the neces-
sity OF large-scale blasting work
with the use of the latest technical
means" and that this might draw
attention beyond the confines of
the Soviet Union"
Tass recalled the statement by
former Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov, November 6, 1947. that
the atom bomb secret was already
long ago existent" Tass
went on:
This statement signified that
the Soviet Union had already dis
covered the secret of the atomic
weapon and that it had at its dis
posal this weapon"
Control Called Essential.
Tass said the Soviet Govern
ment still favors absolute prohibi-
ton of atomic weapons. and
added: Control will be essential
in order to check up on fulfillment
of a decision on the prohibition
of production of the atomic
weapon" In the past Russian
refusal to agree to international
inspection of atomic facilities has
blocked United Nations agreement
on atom bomb control.
The text of the Tass statement:
"On September %, Mr.. Truman,
president of the United States
of America. announced that ac-
cording to data Of the Govern
ment of the United States of
America. during one Of the recent
weeks there had occurred in the
U. s. s. r. an atomic explosion.
simultaneously, a similar state
ment was made by the British
and Canadian governments.
Following the publication of
these statements in the American,
British and Canadian press and
also in the press of other coun-
tries. there appeared numerous
utterances which spread alarm
among broad social circles.
--latest Technical Means"
"In this connection. Tass is en-
powered to declare: In the Soviet
Union. as is known, building work
on a large scale is in progress;
the building of hydro-electric sta
tions, mines, canals, roads. which
evoke the necessity of large-scale
blasting work with the use of the
latest technical means.
Insofar as this blasting work
has taken place and is taking
place pretty frequently in various
parts of the country, it is pos
sible this might draw attention
beyond the confines of the Soviet
Union.
"As for the production Of
atomic energy, Tass considers it
necessary to recall that already
on. Nov. 6, 1947, Minister of For
eign Affairs of the u S. s. R.. v.
M. Molotov made statement
concerning the secret of the atom
bomb, when he declared that this
secret was already long ago nom
existent.
This statement signified the
Soviet Union already had dis
covered the secret of the atomic
weapon and that it had at its dis
posal this weapon.
Scientific circles of the United
States of America took this state
ment by v. M. Molotov for bluff,
considering that the Russians
could not possess an atomic
weapon earlier than the year 1852.
They however were mistaken.
since the Soviet Union possessed
the secret of the atomic weapon
already in 1947.
Alarm Called Groundless.
GAS for the alarm that is being
spread on this account by certain
foreign circles, there are not the
slightest grounds for alarm.
ut should be pointed out that
the Soviet government, despite
the existence in it's country of
an atomic weapon, adopts and
intends adopting in the future
its former position in favor of
the absolute prohibition of the
use Of the atomic weapon.
Concerning control of the
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