Evening star., 1953-11-20
U. 5. Air Superiority
Over Soviet Must Be
Kept, TWining Says
BY the Associoted Press

DALLAS, NOV. ZU.-Gen. Ma
than F. Twining declared today
the United States must establish
beyond question that it recog-
nizes superior air power and
weapons "give us an advantage
over massive Red armies that we
must not and will not lose"
Gen. Twining. Air Force chief
of staff, said this country had a
virtual monopoly on long-range
air power and it's most decisive
weapons" six years ago and that
Russia then demanded American
abandonment of this great ad-
vantage. The Russian army
is still the same ponderous
threat" said Gen. Twining. and
Soviet air power and new air
weapons "have become a new
threat"
Gen. Twining made his OBJ
servations in a speech prepared
for the Dallas Council on World
Affairs. He was preceded by
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
James H. Smith, jr., who said
the United States should tell the
world it will use atomic weapons
If that course is necessary to
save America or it's allies.
Delivery Superiority Cited.
Gen. Twining declared also
that the United States must
maintain and increase its "un-
challenged superiority" in the
ability to deliver air weapons at
long range.
He said reasons this country
must have longe-range air power
include:
/. RusSia's most critical tar
gets lie far behind the Iron Cur
tain. some 1900 miles or more
from any accessible position on
land or sea.
2. Despite it's 1000 long-range
bombers, the Soviet Air Force is
95 per cent short-range bombers
and fighters, so the United
States must be able to strike its
heaviest blows from bases out
side the range of the limited
range Russian aircraft.
3. Only extreme long-range
aircraft can reach vital Russian
targets from the western hemis-
phere and from other areas far
ther from the Iron Curtain than
Europe and Japan. 1--WE hope to
hold many forward bases" Gen.
Twining said, but must also be
able to strike effectively from
more distant bases.
Gen. Twining said his stress
on long-range air power indi-
Gated no lesSened Importance for
tactical, or shorter range, strik-
ing force.
Smith Speaks in Same Vein.
Mr.. Smith declared also that
the United States, as creator
of atomic weapons, must bear
the responsibility for leading the
world toward clear understand
ing of the consequences of their
USE"
This, in turn, requires a clear
understanding of what acts
might provoke their USE" he
said, so as to avoid the posi-
bility of having to impose atomic
destruction on a nation which
proceeded in the belief that I'VE
either could not or would not
use it,"
Mr.. Smith also voiced Navy
enthusiasm" for underwater
mobile bases, submarines or 9TH
er sub-surface vessels capable of
launching guided missiles with
atomic warheads.
Mr.. Smith said Navy emphasis
on even more effective mobile
bases was prompted by the fact
that atomic weapons develop
ment has progressed far more
rapidly than have the means
of aerial delivery.
Army Stresses Own Need.
Undersecretary of the Army
Earl D. Johnson, in remarks
prepared for the same audience,
said the ultimate outcome" of
any future war may be deter
mined by Army mobility linked
with airpower.
In setting forth the Army'S
airpower requirements, Mr..
johnson stressed a need for an
air lift in being, supplied by the