The hell bombLaurence, William L. (William Leonard)
Philosophy
The hell bomb
Laurence, William L. (William Leonard)
Hydrogen bomb
All nations except the Soviet Union and her satellites “put world
security first, and are prepared to accept innovations in traditional
concepts of international cooperation, national sovereignty, and
economic organization where these are necessary for security. The
government of the U.S.S.R. puts its sovereignty first and is unwilling
to accept measures which may impinge upon or interfere with its rigid
exercise of unimpeded state sovereignty.”
This basic variance in the objectives of the Soviet Union and the other
members of the United Nations is mirrored in the majority and minority
control proposals.
The specific differences in the two plans may be summarized as follows:
INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION
_United Nations._—Complete and continuing inspection by international
personnel, including aerial and ground surveys, and inspection of
atomic facilities.
_Soviet Union._—Periodic inspection of declared plants. Special
investigations when there exist “grounds for suspicion”—not that
the control agreement has been violated—but that the convention
outlawing atomic weapons has been violated. (This could mean that
only if a nation were subjected to surprise atomic attack would
the necessary “grounds for suspicion” enter into existence.)
INTERNATIONAL OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
_United Nations._—International ownership or management of dangerous
facilities and international ownership of source materials and
their fissionable derivatives—in order to prevent diversion of
such material from existing plants.
_Soviet Union._—Complete opposition to international ownership or
management provisions.
STRATEGIC BALANCE (QUOTAS)
_United Nations._—National quotas to be incorporated into
international control treaty.
_Soviet Union._—Sees in quotas an instrument for “American
domination.”
SANCTIONS
_United Nations._—No veto to protect those who violate stipulated
provisions of international agreement.
_Soviet Union._—All decisions require unanimous consent of permanent
members of Security Council.
The permanent members of the UNAEC have summarized the differences
between the Soviet plan and the world plan in the following fashion:
“The Soviet Union proposes that nations should continue to own explosive
atomic materials.
“The other five Powers feel that under such conditions there would be
no effective protection against the sudden use of these materials
as atomic weapons.
“The Soviet Union proposes that nations continue, as at present, to own,
operate, and manage facilities making or using dangerous quantities of
such materials.
“The other five Powers believe that, under such conditions, it would
be impossible to detect or prevent the diversion of such materials
for use in atomic weapons.
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