Evening star., 1960-01-14
KHRUSHCHEV
Russians Will Use More Rockets,
Reduce Troops, Give U p Bombers
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accumulated enough atomic
and nuclear weapons" he said.
Since no agreement has yet
been reached with the Western
power over the cessation of
atomic and nuclear weapon
production. we are compelled
to continue this production.
I'VE have a powerful rocket
technique; the air force and the
deet have already lost their
previous Importance. We have
already decreased the produc-
ton of bombers and will stop
1t altogether. Our military avia-
tion will be almost entirely
rockets.
Halls Army Power
"The Soviet army wieldS
such means of warfare and
such firepower as no other
army has ever had" Mr.. Khru-
shchev declared.
Mr.. Khrushchev said the new
level Of the Soviet armed forces
would be less than 212 million
men proposed by the United
States, Britain and France IN
1856. He said that having failed
to reach agreement on this
earlier international proposal.
the Soviet Union had decided to
take this unilateral step with
out delay and without condi-
tions."
The Supreme Soviet was to .
vote later in the day on the
proposed troop cut. Approval
was a certainty.
The Soviet premier aSSailed
President Eisenhower's decision
to end the United States mora
torium on nuclear weapon tests.
In the existing situation If
one country resumed tests, it
would be followed by other
states possessing nuclear Weap-
ons," he warned, adding,
"The country which resumes
tests first will thus assume
grave responsibility.
Asks Nuclear Test Ban
81 would like to stress again !
that the Soviet Union will also
in the future adhere to its
pledge not to resume expert ,,
mental explosions, providing
nobody else does So"
Mr.. Khrushchev called again
for the banning of all nuclear F.,
tests and criticized circles in |
the United States he said are
opposed to such a ban.
He ridiculed claims the So |
Wet Union might violate a test ,
ban agreement and said that
instead of using this as a pre- :
text, such American circles :
should state it frankly, if they {
are against the banning OF 3
tests {
Now it is quite clear" he T
told the applauding delegates.
that the United States of I
America is not the worlds most ,
powerful military power. We J
are not trying to sweat any, /
body but these are the facts" !
Seeks Cold War End Il
Mr.. Khrushchev declared the
best policy for the Soviet /
Union to follow at this time I
is to work for the fastest posi-
bic liquidation of the cold war. ,
Nevertheless" he warned, I
never in the past has our de- |
fense been so strong as it is {
now. The international posi-
ton Of the Soviet Union is also ,
as strong as ever. and the !
authority of the Soviet Union I
is as strong as ever" !
He denounced New York Gov ,
Nelson A. Rockefeller, former :
President Truman and former ,
Secretary of State Dean Ache
son as a trinity opposed to
the end of the cold war"
He said, however, that their /
views are no longer popular ,
with the American people.
Mr.. Khrushchev described I
the total trend" in interna- /
tional affairs as one of lessen /
ing of tension. He said his
agreement with Mr.. EiSen- ,
hover, French President /
Charles de Gaulle and British !
Prime Minister Harold Mac s
milan to begin the first of a
series of summit conferences
in Paris May 16 was an i'm :
portant sign OF this. [
Hopes for Agreement
eve are deeply convinced I
that, having a mutual desire to [
settle all disputed questions, {
one may come to an agree ,
ment," he declared. (
There are many such ques- {
tions; for example, disarma- ,
ment, the signing of a peace !
treaty with Germany, settle
ment of the Berlin problem,
banning of atomic and nuclear !
weapon tests and general rela- I
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