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cile its propaganda line with conf. cting po.ics considerations
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interest beginning last December n exp
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Soviet
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clearly
was
attack
atomic
Soviet
the use of nuclear weapons. Neverthe!) ss, Moscow has ‘ypicas:s snorec tne
contradiction and has continued both lines
At tne samecime,
Mo cow his
stressed its "leadership" in the field of “he peaceful use of atcrmmic emery,
but has been careful not to encourige it- peop.e tc nope for anurmr
sulting improvement in their stanuare «
bving.
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pen
‘ne USSR mas ure vbr
o aeh
wanted to exploit agitation in the Wes’ fo r 4 pan om tests, but auas
so in terms which would not inhibi ite
own freedom *o tes*
wi geneva,
3s
nado
Soviet interest in making disarma neni
symnol of Sovie interes’ 7 pea ct
has been hampered by Moscow's uw...) nenesse to offer ar effeet ve ries
national control scheme. The Sov et e.ders nave ignored this, bowser
simply avoiding any detailed discussion /f the mechanisn Cf dibar uncer!
while focusing on the beguiling slovar-~ ° banring tne bomb ay bois up cuciear
energy for peace.
Peaceful Use of Atomic Encrg..
ine cates’ Sovie
ela rm
Dr
gihe ss
in applying atomic energy for peacefu parpoeses recailed sim uw: oplire es
pansive claims in 1940 in respons: tc th» repcrt of the first Sexes ateomie ex
plosion (which TASS ascribed to‘: lasting.
«with the most up ’o daty tecnica!
means.'')
Although the satellites n {44° pave credence ‘Oa tepor’* atone
USSR was using atomic energy to wivert tue OF
and Yenesei Rivers,
se Sovie
press appeared to place this actior ir the raure. Minder question, at ue TN
General Assembly, Vishinsky statec ‘la .. oniv tha atomic power sian Satu
the USSR for blowing up mountains -- a ciaitr revivec bs the Huns cuar ot gar
Szabad Nep on July 2, with the assert.or ‘ha’ tne fies’ Soviet arom. + <puosior
took place in the Kara Kum desert anc v if used tO move nile ing «2 stones
for the sake of industry. In the lignt of¢me vecent announcen.em,
~ af
greater interest to recall the clair mam iv Radic Moscow orp Dee co oner os,
1949, that ‘in the future the Soviet ere uc power industtv &.
le boop a tre
form of a single nigh voltage grid +
on fute tne first a om. vey ties
power stations, "
Soviet spokesn.en have coninuec 'O Speak im penetra
portance of the peacefu: use of atomic energy.
errs
In April anc Muay
¢
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ever, Moscow was urging that attention ne des oted to tracitional powis seurees,
warning that the application of atoriic energy was a “matier
arnt hee pom!
and apparently seekine to discoura.re nope of liminent progress 24
adr go tre
peaceful application of atomic energy deperder' on a privr age een e:
Dal
the use of nuclear weapons. The effort « Pravda on Max 25°) gia?
roe
US the blame for the Lreakdown of vlietera talks on the peacetu. a) @ toon
of atomic energy was particularly ‘ur:o.s. Fvavdano. oily 6 ote
1
vay v
tempt to divert a small part of ator sc om ite ria “for peace Woy
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