Evening star., 1951-10-06
Stain Advises
u. ). 10 BeCa|m
About His Bomb
Plans Further Tests
Of Various CoIibers'
Of Atomic Weapons
By Eddy Gilmore
Assoeioted Press foreign Correspondent

MOSCOW, Oct. 8. - Marshal
Stain disclosed today Russia re-
Gently exploded an atomic bomb in
a test and plans more test blasts
of atomic bombs of various
caliberS."
This was the first time the So
Wet Union had announced it had
exploded an atomic bomb.
Stain made his revelation in a
front page interview with an un-
named correspondent of Pravda.
The announcement was tele-
phoned to United States AmbasSa-
dor Alan Kirk just before he left
for the airport to board a plane
for the United States. The news
did not delay his departure.
Advises U. S. to Be Calm.
Stain advised American leaders
not to get excited and raise the
alarm"
The Russian leader said Soviet
bombs are no threat to American
security because the Soviet Union
is not contemplating an attack on
the United States or any other
country whatsoever at any time. "
Instead. he said. Russian bono
developments are for her own de-
tense against aggression.
The testing of atomic bombs
of various calibers will be carried
out in future also according to
the plan for our country's defense
against the Anglo-American ag-
gresSive 'front.'" Stain said.
president Truman made a
statement Wednesday saying
the Russians had achieved their |
second atomic bomb explosion. |
He had announced two years
ago that the United States had /
knowledge of a previous Rus
sian atomic explosion, but this /
earlier statement was never |
confirmed by Soviet announce
ment.)
Denounces Control Plans.
Stain repeated that Russia
wants international control of
atomic weapons but charged that
an American plan put before the
United Nations was "mockery of
control"
What do you think about in
ternational control in respect of
atomic weapons?" his interviewer
asked.
The Soviet Union stands for
the prohibition of atomic weapons
and for stopping production of
the atomic weapon" Stain re-
piled.
The Soviet Union stands for
strict international control in or
der that a decision on prohibition
of the atomic weapon and on
cessation of production of atomic
weapons and on the use of al
ready manufactured atomic bombs /
exclusive for peaceful purposes
should be carried out conscienti-
ously and with all exactitude"
Calls 1t Legalization.
Stain continued: American
leaders also speak of control,
but their control is derived not
from stopping production of
atomic weapons but from the con-
tinuation of such production and
in such quantities as correspond
to the quantity of raw materials
at the disposal of this or that
country.
Consequently, American con-
troll is based not on prohibition
of the atomic weapon but on it's
legalization"
(The American plan was sup
ported in the United Nations |
by a majority of members.
Ut called for an international |
commission to keep close con-
troll of all production of both |
atomic weapons and atomic |
energy for peaceful purposes.
Would Provide Spot Checks.
(The commission would have |
been empowered to make spot |
checks of atomic plants when
ever it chose. These inspections
would have included Russian
plants and the Russians turned
down the plan with bitter insis-
tence it would violate her
sovereignty.
(The Russians made new ef-
fort to secure U. N. adoption of
their own plan after Mr.. Tru-
man reported in October, 1949,
that the Soviet Union had sue
ceeded in achieving it's first
atomic explosion.
(The main idea of the Rus
sian plan was a ban on all
atomic weapons but it lacked
ironclad arrangements for see
tSee STAIN, Page A-2.)