December Si. 1953, ———— MEMORANDUM FOR C, © JACKSON I can think of no reason that would prevent us from beginning the implementation o/ the things suggested in your memorandum dated December Z8th. I! assume that Secretary Dulles and Chairman Strauss agree with the suggestions you hav» out: lined. If they do, it would seem to mea that something “ould _ 3 be started instantly on the matter. As for your letter to me dated December 29th, I cannot agree that the State-Defense quarre! makes much cense even though,” as you say, it may be both bitter and deap ‘ } The question of total, as opposed to atomic, disarmament is largely academic. Neither can be accomplished without the ‘ - *~ Py crt most rigid and complete system of inepection -- this ea fee. perfectly certain the Soviete would never allow Moreover, I should like to discuss with all the so-cal: ed “military experts" just what would be the affect on as and our position if atomic weapons could be* wholly eliminated from , vn the world's armamen:« * The mere argument that because we are ahead of the Aussians in atomic weapons that this one phase of our armament activity should be pushed to the limit, must be taken into account Also we must consider the factor that atomic weapons strongly favor the side that attacke aggressively and by surprise. This the UnitedStates will never do} and let me point out that we never had any of this hysterical fear of any nation antil atomic weapone appeared upon the scene and we knew that othere had solved the secret cnenne DEC LAS SIFIFED e, 2 FR See (a va wr a “ Wa . |