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Chemically, ammonium nitrate is a salt, a combination of a base and an acid. But it is far from peaceful, as most other salts are. Instead of having a metal (e.g., sodium or iron) as the basic part of its molecule, it has an ammonium "radical" (one nitrogen atom and four hydrogen atoms) masquerading as a metal. Its acid part is also a radical: one nitrogen and three oxygen atoms (see chart...
Concerning the atom bomb, Cadogan said that the Russian announcement of "willingness to accept international control and inspection" was a large step forward, but he warned that doubts have arisen as to the exact meaning of the Russian statement...
...been shattered. To place the complete blame for the demise of this dream on the present administration would be an unjust indictment. Other powers in the world today, notably the Soviet Union and Great Britain, have consistently followed a program of self interest. However, the power of the atom, and the vastness of American industrial wealth place the United States in a unique position. This nation alone can afford to gamble on the chance that the world can be led to understanding rather than forced to conflict...
...isolationism, the new European brand does not spring from a sense of security, but from an overwhelming knowledge of insecurity. Britain's R. H. S. Grossman, a leader of the dissident Laborites, put it thus: "Europe has become a relatively unimportant place . . . where the atom bombs meant to fall on America will fall short on Britain. . . . This country is now indefensible in a war between Russia and America. If we join Russia against America we shall be starved out in three weeks. If we join the Americans against Russia, we are a little island 3,000 miles from...
...Warsaw police station a veteran WIN (Liberty and Independence) fighter spoke what was in the minds of many. "There's nothing more we can do," said he. "I don't understand why the Americans insist on hoarding their atom bombs, instead of putting them to use. When they decide to bring them out, I'll be willing to fight again. Meanwhile, it's time to go back to work. I'm tired and I want to live with my wife, work in the daytime and sleep nights...