Word: bombing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...effect, out of the platform altogether. He has, by contrast, shown during the campaign, that he is willing to press for things in which he firmly believes, over the opposition even of his own advisers. His civil rights statement in Arkansas and his recent speech on the H-bomb are two strong cases in point. And his vigorous executive activity when he was faced with an opposition legislature as governor of Illinois prove that he should have no temptations to become a hesitant President where party leadership is concerned. For the programs Stevenson has been putting forth in this election...
...short, this critical time in history demands new ideas and new leadership. Stevenson in the past four years has shown that he understands this need, and he has pledged to meet every one of these issues squarely and imaginatively. His latest proposal for stopping H-bomb tests is an example of the new attitude that is so necessary. Stevenson is promising nothing but to try again, and for this the nation and the world should be thankful...
...Ending H-Bomb Tests. I speak as President, charged under the Constitution with responsibility for the defense and security of our nation. I therefore must point out the following essentials in our national policy: 1) The testing of atomic weapons to date has been-and continues-an indispensable part of our defense program. 2) As part of a general disarmament program, the American Government, at the same time, has consistently affirmed and reaffirmed its readiness-indeed, its strong will-to restrict and control both the testing and the use of nuclear weapons under specific and supervised international disarmament agreement...
...tenor of his argument, "but we clean it up." And again, "Both the parties want to be good to our people, but we start with the individual and work up; they start with the Government and work down." In Philadelphia, Nixon termed Stevenson's stop-the-H-bomb-tests proposal "catastrophic nonsense." In Syracuse, N.Y., he jabbed at the "special-interests" tone of the Democratic campaign. "Anyone who tries to divide the American people on a class basis is guilty of the most wicked nonsense...
...Scientists gathering for the tests claim to be more worried about the sky-high cost of Florida living than about the performance of their hardware. In spite of many objections, the tests will be as secret as if the peaceful satellite were a military missile armed with an H-bomb...