SYMINGTON PLEADS FOR A-TESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700440019-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: February 19, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2005/01/05 :CIA-RDP75-00149Ff000700440D19-0
Symington
Pleads ~'or
A=Tests
B.Y CHARLES F. HESSER
Aiiami Newq ~ontlcal 'Walter
Immediate U. S. resumption of
nuclear testin
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th
g
n
e atmospherF~
~STUART SYMINGTON was urged here.. today b n,
Offset, Soviets. , Stuart Sylnintrtnn. ~-
r.
The Missburi Democrat .said
`this is essential to offset recent
Russian experiments in the at-
mosphere.
Symington said results of the
Soviet .tests, "with respect , to
J their progress (in the nuclear !~?ds of time by nuclear
I race)., are appalling." ~"`~
plosions.
President Kennedy has said..the
United States may be forced lu
resume tests in the atmosphere
to protect its nuclear weapons
lead.
"By mixing our instruments,
they would prevent us from re-
taliating accurately," Symington
said.
"ALL IN FAVOR" The senator, wha was once sec-
retary of the Air p'orce
Symington, a member of the ;,,.,, ,.r ,?, ? ~ .... lit-
-
nautical
and Space Sciences and Yll~nensun rresident Kennedy for
said "all. of us who; have ,studied PartlZient.
the matter favo
t
`TOTA
r
esting as soon
L IGNORANCE'
~ as possible " He sai~'hat per~i~aps"` Elie`: great-
est ~aihtre of
Intelligenc
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re made before
a ~t~'Cheon meeting of the .Dade 'i};?~a~"' ignorance of the ex-;
~ County Bar Association at the tensive plans th sslans had
Columbus Hotel. been making fora ,F, 'year
? ~ - and a 1lali' t test ' the atmos- I'
to test a missile with a live wary
Based on events over the last
head, Symington declared: live year;;, Symington said; "One
"Webelie~e they (the Russians) begins to wonder whether or not
tested anti -missile this (Inte ce is`" the weak link
rgissiles in ,~ ~~
their -latest tests." in our s curl y g' ~
,RADAR BLOCI#ING Speaking on the importance of
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partance was the fact the 5odiets 5ymingtbn said: "If we control j
have been exploring -the possibil- space, we will be able to mai>