SOVIET ANTI - A AND H BOMB PROPAGANDA

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 9, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Soviet Anti - A and H Bomb DATE DISTR.
Propaganda
9 July 1958
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letter (in English)
aatel ay 1956 from the Committee o Youth Organizations of the USSR,
appealing tc youth groups of the world to initiate proposals or put
forth air ether effort which will help persuade the United States and
Great Britain to support the initiative of the Soviet Union to settle the
question of ending experimental A and H bomb tests,
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KOMHTET MOAO1E?KHbIX OPTAHH3AIIHR CCCP
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Dear friends,
We are living in an age when man's most daring
dreams and plans are translated into reality, when
distances are out and continents are spanned in the
space of hours, when the Moon 1?.' no longer the Earth's
only satellite and when scientists are searching for
means to wrest from the grip ~of- death its victim*,
The labour and brain of man have opened up splendid
prospects for the prosperity of humanity, have beGo e
the source of colossal progress in all spheres,.of
society's life. At the same tine these achievements
of science and technology, if'sed for war purposes,
will bring death to millions, of people.,
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In our age, the age of intercontinental ballistic
missiles, if "push-button wa.r'L'is started, no corner
in the world will be able to escape the terrible
disaster. That is why suchalam has been aroused by
the report in the "New York Times" that not once or
twice but many times planes of the U. S.Strategic Air
Command took off with loads of H-bombs and headed
towards Russia and the Third World War.
Are those things to be toyed with? A sanguinary
and horrible shambles may break out as a result of
a misunderstood order or an accident.
Much is spoken and writt4n these days about the
so-called "clean bomb,"but the grief of people will
hardly be any less if their kith and kin are killed
by such "improved" weapons.
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2.
We hold that we must do everything in our power
to prevent this from ever happening. We do not want
the people to live in eternal fear for their future,
the future of their children. We do not want anyone
to find himself in the position of Mr.Gregg, the
American Carolina farmer: such an accident can end
much more tragically.
We do not want people to be a bad ridden for a
long tpimc, like the Japanese fishermen who fell ill
after the atomic explosion on Bikini Atoll.
The continued nuclear weapon tests arouse the
legistimate anxiety not only of the Soviet people, of
our youths and girls, but also of the most diverse
sections of the population, of the youth the world
over.
The Committee of Youth Organizations of the
U.S.S.R. is getting thousands of letters and telegrams
from young people, from various youth and student
organizations, expressing hope and anxiety; hope
because the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. has adopted
q decision on the unilateral discontinuation of A- and
H- bomb tests by the Soviet Union, has made the first
step toward delivering the world from the threat of
devastating atomic war; anxiety because the other
states possessing nuclear weapons have not joined so
far in the Soviet Union's peaceful initiative. On the
contrary, the governments of the United States and
Great Britain have started a new series of tests of
these mass-destruction weapons recently.
Studying the numerous date already collected by
the U.N. Committee on the Action of Atomic Radiation,
scientists have arrived at the conclusion that expe-
rimental explosions contaminate the air, water and soil
with radioactive fall-out and endager the health of all
mankind. For the winds which carry in the. atmosphere
the death-dealing radioactive particles rake no distinc-
tion as to countries or social systems.
A grave danger is hanging ever more tangibly over
the world's young generation and future generations.
That is why we express the-deep-rooted hope that two
great powers, the United States and Great Britain,
will support the initiative of the Soviet Union and
justify the expectations of the peoples --- will settle
the question of ending the tests of these lethal
weapons everywhere. We think that the American youth
can do much in this respect.
Addressing your organization, we are ready to
discuss any joint measures, to respond to arl y proposals
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which can help solve this problem of vital importance
for all mankind.
We know that American young men and ,wTomen, just
as their Soviet co-ovals, are striving for a peaceful
life in a peaceful world.
The thousands of miles, oceans and continents,
traditions and convictions separating us must not be
an obstacle to concord and confidence between us,
just as they have not prevented Muscovites from
sincerely falling in love with your magnificent Van
Cliburn an":. Now Yorkers from heartily applauding the
Russian dancers. We believe that people of good will,
in whatever country they live, can always find a com-
mon language.
We believe in you, in your sincerity, in your
heart, in your reason, in your fervent striving for
peace.
That is why we call on you to apply all your
efforts and energies so that the ominous mushroom-
cloud of an atomic explosion should never and nowhere
appear on the horizon any more, so that people of all
continents be freed from the oppressive horror of a
devastating war which threatens mankind.
Committee of Youth Organizations
of the U.S.S.R.
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