Evening star., 1955-06-26

Senot0T NIKE MonSNel0
Operating In q UGcuun.
say recent days, they have entered
into bilateral agreements with some
countries for a certain amount Of
exchange Of atomic information
and also on a cooperative basis for
the setting up of reactor plants.
Then, too. the President came out
with an idea for an atomic ship to
cruise the world. Think if he would
help other nations develop the
peaceful uses Of atomic energy dn-
sofar as security will permit, if he
would allow more use Of atomic
energy in the medical and scientific
fields for the benefit Of mankind,
that would be better. In the idea
Of an experimental ship don't see
much value. II you're going to
launch such q ship think it should
be one that will carry out regular
commercial missions, not one put
out for display purposes alone.
@. Senator, do you think enough
atomic energy information can be
disseminated under present security
rules?
A. No. Much Of the secrecy in
volved in atomic matters is just
secrecy for the sake of secrecy.
I've noticed that many American
scientists think more information
should be given to the American
people. There are indications that
practically everything we have done
in atomic science has been dupli-
Gated and perhaps surpassed by the
Russians and the German scientists
they captured in the course of the
Second World War.
think there is q tendency in this
country to underestimate the Rus
slams in this field.
Is Limited War Possible? =.
@. Getting back to your attitude
on '1imited nuclear war;" do you
think such a thing is possible?
A. No, I do not. Referring again
to Secretary Dulles statement
about precision" atomic weapons,
the idea implicit there was that in
case Of war on the Chinese main
land we could limit the conflict to
purely military objectives. But
think, using the Chinese mainland
as an illustration, that atomic
weapons there would create a wave
of horror and terror and distrust on
the part Of all the peoples Of Asia.
The Asiatic would say the Ameri-
cans would use the atomic bomb
only against Asians. And we
couldn't explain what circum-
stances would have been responsible
for the bombings.
You must consider, also, that
this kind Of action would not bring
the Chinese people to their knees.
AS matter of fact, think it
would mean a resumption of the
war in Korea. I think it would
mean stepped-up activity in Indo-
China. I think it might mean, If
the going got really tough, that the
Chinese Communists would call on
the Soviet Union to honor the Sino-
Soviet treaty Of mutual security Of
1850.
If you got to this point, and war
came between the Soviet Union and
the United States. then do think
all weapons would be used. And
they would be used on a wholesale
basis, far beyond the old-style
atomic bomb.
@. Why do you think the use Of
atomic weapons would SNOWFALL into
the use Of the ultimate" ones-the
T, the u and the cobalt? ...
A. Because once you start you're
not going to be able to stop. I
think the terror which these weap-
ons inspire is one of the best rea-
sons why, at the present time, we
have sort Of cold peace. Certain
ly the Soviet Union knows what
damage would devolve on them If
these bombs are used. And despite
the fact that we haven't had too
much information in this country,
think the American PEOPLE have
a pretty strong idea of what would
happen to us In case of atomic war.
Non -NucIeor War
@. II the prospects In event of
nuclear war are 20 bleak, do you
think we could win o so-called con-
ventiOnal, or non-nuclear, war to-
day?
A. I think that any war we 60 into
We will 60 into to win, and If at all
possible we will win. But I want to
point out that nobody wins wars