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US Statement
USSR Statement
although this new weapon
was intended to "influence the nerves of those
who would like to unleash
a new war", the Soviets
would never be the first
to use "this new power".
KHRUSHCHEV before Su-
29 Dec 1955
preme Soviet recalled
the results of the
recent Soviet tests of
Lhe latest hydrogen
bomb - he declared that
the power of many miilion tons of usual ex=
plosives and that it
can be substantially
increased."
21 Jan 1956
Marshall V. T. GHUYKOV
(Commander Riev Military
District) stated "USA
monopoly of atomic weap—
ons long since liquidated,
and Soviet Union has
surpassed United States
in Hydrogen weapons”.
Remark made in speech
on foreign relations
at Ukranian party
\
21 Mard/
congress which closed
21 Jan 56.
1956
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