Evening star., 1960-06-03
ARMS
Red Rocket Commander
Could Order A-Attock

statement issued by the State
Departments press officer, Lin
coin White, should have said
President Eisenhower has al
ready given instructions to
stop the CU-2 flights and
therefore (Soviet Defense Min
lister Rodion) Malinovsky's re-
taliation order would have no
reason to come into effect"
He said the American reac-
ton to the Soviet order for
destruction of any bases from
which spy planes take of
is equivalent to the United
States telling its allies:
Don't be afraid if the So
Wet Union destroys you with
its rockets. we will come to
your funeral"
Marshal MalinovSky disclosed
Monday that Soviet rocket
crews have been ordered to
fire at any foreign base from
which further spy flights are
launched over the Soviet Union.
WeSterners Shocked
Today Mr.. Khrushchev elab-
Grated on this and said Mar
shall M. I. Nedelin, command
er of Soviet rocket troops, had
been given the authority to use
nuclear warheads in the
rockets.
THE choice of the weapon is
within the competence of
rocket troop commander Nede-
lin," Mr.. Khrushchev said. He
can find one suitable"
WesternerS here were
shocked by this. In the United
States only the President has
the authority to launch a nu-
clear attack.
Discussing a detailed new
Soviet disarmament proposal
made public last night. Mr..
KhruShchev told the news con-
ference that abolition of all
types of carriers of nuclear
weapons would constitute a firm
guarantee against surprise at
tackS. Ion the prevention of
which there has been so much
talk in the United States of
late"
Mr.. Khrushchev in effect said
that after disarmament was ac-
complished, the Soviet Union
would join in an "open skies"
plan of aerial surveillance such
as President Eisenhower has
recommended.
When disarmament meas
ures are implemented," he de-
clared, there will hardly be
any objections to flying over
the territories of countries
with the object of photograph
ing any points from any alti-
tude. For then no one could
use the data obtained to the
detriment of the security Of
any state.
Would Wave to Flyers
Eisenhower, Herter, Dillon
and company-and especially
Nixon-could then fly over any
part of the Soviet territory
they wanted to. And we would
wave to them from below. Then
the fights would not be a
threat to the security of the
Soviet Union"
Mr.. Eisenhower, however, rec
commended international aerial
surveillance of all countries to
prevent surprise attack before
disarmament.
Mr.. Khrushchev said he had
planned to submit his new dis
armament plan to the summit
conference in Paris but "unfor-
tunately the United States ad-
ministration by its provocative
actions wrecked the summit
meeting" Instead, the proposals
we're handed yesterday to all
ambassadors in Moscow and
circulated to all delegations at
the United Nations.
Mr.. Khrushchev said the new
Soviet plan contains detailed
provisions for control of dis
armament-a key point on
which previous East-West arms
negotiations had foundered-
and also that it met the West
ern powers demand for some
kind of international armed
force to safeguard peace after
disarmament.
Subject to Veto
The Premier explained that
the plan provides for each ma
ton to maintain units of police
or militia which would be avail
able to the Security Council
to keep the peace. Their en-
ployment by the Council thus
would be subject to the veto of
the Soviet Union, the United
States, Britain, France and Ma
tionalist China. the permanent
members of the Council.
Mr.. Khrushchev made clear
how the Soviet veto would be
used against the employment
of such a peace force, saying:
Naturally, such police de-
tachments should be used ex-
clusively for the maintenance
of peace among nations and
not for the suppression of peo-