re ew -~2- Date US Statement 6 Oct 1951 Statement Stalin in Pravda: "Indeed, one of the types of atomic bombs was recently tested in our country. Tests of atomic bombs of different calibers will be conducted in the fu- ture as well, in accord with the plan for defense of our country from attack by the Anglo~American aggres-— sive bloc." 22 Oct 1951 President TRUMAN: "Another atomic explosion has occurred within the Soviet Union appar-— ently as a part of a test series. Of course, there may be more such explosions from time to time." 8 Aug 1953 MALENKOV: Told the Supreme Soviet that the US had no "monopoly" on the hydrogen bomb. "The USA has long since lost the monopoly in the matter of the production of atomic bombs...The government deems it necessary to report to the Supreme Soviet that the US has no monopoly in the production of the hydrogen bomb either." (more)

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