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that would be acceptable to the Soviet Union from a control standpoint and from an
on site
inspection standpoint." Tsarapkin firmly asked 'Do vou really want to know
why we resumed nuclear testing on Sept. 1?''
Dean replied that he was very much
interested and Tsarapkin continued "the sole and only reason we resumed testing was
~trat” because we were concerned lest you actually were ahead of us in this field of
nuclear weapons.
We know that you had plans to destroy the Soviet Union and its
people with the use of nuclear weapons and when we proposed to end the allied
rights in West Berlin by the neg#otiation of a treaty with East Germany requiring
the rehegotiation with them of these rights, that you said that you would respond if necessary by the use of nuclear weapons in connection with West Berlin
and so far we have not been able to convince you that the signing of the treaty
with East Berlin was really realistic in 1961 as compared to i945.
Since we
knew also that you planned to attack the Soviet with nuclear weapons, we decided
to test.
and
We have carried out a well planned and well executed series of tests
know we know that you are definitely not ahead of us in this field and
that if you decide to use nuclear weapons, you will get a little worse than you
send.
You and your country might as well know that in view of the present tensions
in this world, there is no posibility whatsoever ofABBETAR fans on the nuclear
test ban agreement.
The Soviet Union will not accept any control posts on its
territory and will not under any circumstances except on site inspections."
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thought Dean tried to keep the conversation on a more pleasant but firm basis and
Godber asked a great many questions, Tsarapkin continued very earnestly getting