Evening star., 1961-10-30
BOMB
Soviets' Biggest Bomb Blast Ever
Nay Have Been U p to 100 Megotons
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mier Tage Erlander Of Sweden
said bitterly in Stockholm. He
sent Mr.. Khrushchev a personal
appeal last week.
The British Foreign office
issued a statement declaring
the superbomb test showed "a
wanton disregard for the vel
fare and safety Of the human
race" The British predicted
there would be universal indig-
nation.
eighty seven nations ap-
pealed to the Soviet leaders to
snare the world the explosion
Of the 50-megaton bomb, which
endangers the health Of many
millions of people" the state
I1ent added.
Danish Premier Concerned
IN Copenhagen. Premier Wig
90 Kampmann of Denmark ex-
pressed deep concern that the
Soviet Union went ahead despite
the opposition among peoples
Of the world. Denmark was one
Of the sponsors Of the U. N.
resolution opposing the test.
The giant blast was first
registered in Sweden, which
Joined in the vigorous cam
paign in the United>NationS
against the superbomb tests.
The news was quickly con-
firrned by chronological OBJ
servatories in Bergen and
Tromsoe, Norway; Copen-
hagen, Denmark; Helsinki,
Finland: Stuttgart. West Ger
many; Vienna, Paris and Lon
don.
The superblast was first
registered by the Uppsala Uni
versity Seismological Institute,
43 miles north of the Swedish
capital. 1t was also the first
observatory to record the giant
Russian nuclear test one week
ago.
Reaction ResOunds
Within hours unfavorable
reaction resounded in the West.
At the United Nations. United
States Ambassador Adlai E.
Stevenson accused the Soviet
Union of pushing the world to-
ward disaster. Soviet Delegate
Semyon K. Tsarapkin retorted
that his country had acted TO
prevent the United States from
launching nuclear war. Mr..
Stevenson declared there was
no justification for the gigantic
bomb except intimidation"
In ottawa, Acting Prime
Minister Howard Green de-
clafed the time had come for
the world to decide definitely
that no nation has the right
to pollute the atmosphere over
other nations with nuclear
fallout.
The extent and immediacy
Of fallout from the superbomb
would depend on the altitude
at which it was exploded,
Spokesman for the British
Atomic Energy Authority said
today.
IF the radioactive particles
passed into the stratosphere
then fallout might not reach
the earth before next spring"
the spokesman said. IF ex-
ploded in the weather zone,"
fallout could be expected very
soon. Extent of the fallouJ
would be greater If the fireball
actually touched the earth be-
cause then dirt would be sucked
up giving the fallout heavier
material to cling to-"
Vatican Radio Critical
The Vatican radio said the
Soviet explosion "once again
and more dramatically con-
firms the true face Of commu-
inism-a face without love and
With only the tension of hate"
The Vatican radio speaker
said protests had encountered
only cynical refusal.
s'Nothing," he went on, sue
.ceeded in averting a mad de-
cision that is morally, politi-
scally, socially, economically and
humanely deplorable."
Prime Minister Nehru. who
Is departing in four days for
a lengthy trip to the United
States, said he was shocked"
by the resumption Of Soviet
nuclear tests.
S"Obviously some kind of for
2mal agreement or treaty is
necessary" to stop nuclear
tests, he added.
No Mention in Moscow
Moscow Radio took occasion
to mention yesterdays United
States underground test ex-
plosion, but made no mention
Of the Soviet superblast.
DR.. Marcus A. Bath Of the
Uppsala Seismological Institute
said the explosion recorded
there was more that 212 times
as strong" as last Mondays
blast, which was estimated in
the range of 80 megatons. Of
this estimate is accurate it
would indicate that today's
blast was of approximately rs
megaton size0
Z. DR.. Baath said today's ex-
plosion occurred 1850 miles
from Uppsala in a northeast
direction.
This would place it in the
Novaya Zemlya area of the
Arctic-the region where the
Russians have been carrying on
their test series since Sep
tember /.
20-Megaton Top for U. s.
The biggest United States
nuclear test bomb has been re-
ported at IS to 20 megatonS.