THE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2004
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• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE 16723
t3ac. Z. Sn accordance with the proristoas
of national sece~rfty action meraoraadum No.
z2o ut February 5. 1889, the tonowing vessels
MhICh called et Cuba allot January 1, SW19,
have roacquired etiglbiiltp Lo early U$. Ciar-
ernmeat-financed cargoes from the Valtad
States b7 rlrtue of the petrdna who COntr61
the tassels having given aatUrfactoty ~rt1}I-
catlaa sad assurance that tw ships -wader
their contwl well, theacetotth, bs aatpk>>a4
in the Cuts trade so long ae tt esrrsafrrs the
potiay at the V.B, t3orernmeat to dtscmrra;e
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3 hate made the following number of trips
Lo Cuba In 1889, based on lnfa?matloa re-
,pslred through September 6. 10e3:
been heard; many speeches have been
made, and many pledgee, either for or
against the treaty, have been given.
Irdan] Senators who have taken the
Aerate floor to speak either for or against
the treaty have eminently more knowl-
edge than I have about the present mili-
Lary posture of our country, how it com-
TIiE 23i1G'I.FAIi TEST SAN TREATY with that of the Sovr~t Union, and
The Bcnate resumed the consideration tt~e effect the treaty could have on its
a( Executive M lll8th Cang., tat eeaea.l~ future.
the treaty banning nuclear weapns lasts "Not having served on any Senate com-
iri the atmiosphere, 1ti eater apace, drid tnittee which dealt directly with the
underwater ,: treaty, I found myself In a position com-
Itr, dQREMAIS at Idaho, IKr. Press- ,: parable in many ways to that of a lay-
dent. I rise today to take mFae11' Out Of ?fin wha would be called upon to make
the rs-tska of Ilse "uncommitted," with .a decision as tcs how to coat his vote. To
referenec to the ttueatlon of Berate ap- ~m~~~ for this, I have done what
proval at ttse test ban treaty, and tq ~ am sure all other Senators have done--
annotusce that I intend k1 vote "nay". ot- yead all the testimony available to me;
this question. -spoken at length with men such as Am-
I take this posllion with great re1uC- bsaaadar Averetl Harriman, an avid sup-
tsnce. because I have sincerely isoped 'porter of treaty; and twiked as much as
that !n to+sd oonscicnce I could support .possible with men such as Dr. Edward
the treaty. No one la more eager that Teller, a dedicated and sincere opponent
I far a relaxation of world tenaiona ggtt ,~ rise treaty 1n Its present form.
far a step-however small-towarQ p!e*Ce Because I always files to approach a
with honor. And I would gladly Tote problem paaitfvely, I began making a
for approval of this trc>atY ff 1t provided 'ltlet of all the reasons why this country
for adequate inspection. "tllto43ld, with the advice and consent of
Ever though the vote, sa always.will '? ~~~~ beoatne a party to this treaty.
be determined by Che yeas and rlteys.. ~71tet ~waa~--and still fa--?an almost lm-
the doubts and the uncertainties and Ilse possible Jab, although oat for the reason
hopeus and the prayers do not lend tbela- `~~ lria7 t1tln>r namely, that the list
selves to a clearcut decision. All we can `'~ ~~ ahd involved with many ex-
hape tar Gs that the weight of the deci- planaWfma. On the contrary, the list
will best be borne by each Aerator 1g e~itt~elhely ehortJ and the advantages
oleo
ss his own +oansclencxs dictates. ` $ets ~ involret ?bnt~t defy detlnitioa In plain
Ehoufh this issue divides ua, our comtutitytl and are quaWled time after
oblectivc Z's ar enduring peace ~- ',tithe. Fo1~ the matt Dart, ever those who
Pbr toots than a weep the Renate, ~ '~ ~~ lessons iecm ~ have grave
been engaged In debate on the queat{ott doubts etlottt ,tlsc+lt credibility.
of Senate approval of this treaty-peiF _ ~[y , was f1et>ned primarily from
toast Important sod tar-rea,~i the: teatTttiotiy :fiver before the Foreign
th
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heWa
irsY question to be before thin ba?St ~ Relatiaatl+s ~o#tsunitt~le..,-_Ls4tdentslil-~ I
World .War 'II. Seth the ptrs~xu~ ie ~erpue try fnetis Wet aut of same
turn mare than ?b widely-scattered pages
are elevated to reasons why we should
approve this treaty. A11 the teat deaf
with refuting, examining. explaining
away, sod dellncating the many disad-
vantsgea that could accrue to thta ooun-
tty. This fact alone ia: +gtilt+e gtgnitlcant.
We have bad no probhm of finding out
what the treaty does rent dot flee pt!obtem
has been in pinpointing Juat what it does
d0. ., .~s
Here to mY fiat of the things its pro- '
ponenta say It does:
First. The treaty will help tlontafn the
spread of msclear weapons.
Second. The treaty wlri held lbw
down the arms race between. Ilse Chtlted
States and the Soviet Union.
Third. The treaty will ease tettsian in
Lhe world and create a better atmosphere
Chat would be conducive to the estab-
lishment of peace, in contrast to a au-
clear war; ar-?as stated differently by
some proponents, but essentially the
same thing-the treaty wilt open up yeew .
paths toward future agreements between
the free world and Che fbttsmuntat world.
Fourth. The treaty moat be approved
by the Senate, because its re~ectdan at
this point would cause world opinion to
turn violently against the IInlted States.
It la practically tmlrosaible to find this
reason stated in plain language by any
backers o! the treaty. But. in my opin-
ion, it Is are of the most Important of all
Ilse threads which run throughout all the
proponents' thinkltsg.
Fifth. The treaty will reduce the ra-
dioactive pollution of the planet.
Idr'. President, let us eaamine, one by
one, the five points put forward bq the
proponents. ;
I sak mp coilcaKUea to bear In mind
that each time I ahKll quote a statement
in regard to thec flue pelota, it will be
a statement made by a proponent of the
treaty. ZS I had wanted to refute these
Ave pelota, I could have found many
statements to do that. I oould have
turned to what the dlatingtliahed senior
Senator from [3eorgta [Mr. Rvasrt.Ll
has ra1d. As the highly respected atsd
eminently capaole chairman of the
Armed Services Committee for many
years, hla opinion in U.S. military tnat-
tere is seldom challenged. Ur I could
have quoted another great Senator,
the junior Senator from Misaisslppi flit.
8rswxral, who, as chairman of the Pro-
parednesa Investigating Subcommittee,
has for many months been holding hear-
ings on the whole realm of a teat ban
treaty. AJso, I could have leaned on the
many sound statements made by a tdem-
ber of my own political party, the Senator
from Arizona Iliir. C3os.DwAxea], who, sa
a major general in the Air Force Itescrve,
is also knowledgeable in ouch matter.
I did not do this.
My Intent -a to be as objective ai pos-
sible. eo I turned to the testimony eel
high-tanking oSlcials, competent aoleri-
tiats, and dedicated military leader ~vho,
I knew. favored this test ban .iseslty.
I wanted to see what t2sey thotrfht ttse
treaty really would do--what 'Elaey ~1#t~ed
the ">;sro" aide. of the ledote~r, ?~ shall
ts4w Proceed t4s state what ~>4 9t ~ese
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