Word: neutralization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...considering the effect of the United States' decision on neutral nations, Elliott asserted, "We should consider all opinion and act out of motives of self-preservation and self-respect." He added that the reports of Professor Hans von Bethe of Cornell University, chairman of the President's advisory committee on nuclear testing, prove that the U.S. "has lost ground seriously to the Russians...
...there is a common note in all the political and military wrangling in Vietnam, it is a desire for eventual unification of the country. There is no reason why the possibilities for negotiating a unified, neutral Vietnam cannot at least be explored. The alternative is continuing chaos and dangerous instability...
...which could regear the Geneva negotiations toward areas of possible agreement. President Kennedy should, before ordering the resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests, propose a list of reputable and responsible American scientists willing to implement an inspection scheme. Such an initiative would publicly weaken the contention that there are "no neutral men," and at the same time, undercut the recurrent fear that inspection scheme. Such an initiative would publicly weaken the contention that there are "no neutral men," and at the same time, undercut the recurrent fear that inspection means espionage...
...issue is between those who are for the Bill of Rights and those who are for undermining it," he said; "I don't see how anyone can be neutral on this issue...
...Matter of Esthetics. On a more modest scale, Architect Gordon Bunshaft, chief designer for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, also had a problem with paintings. His were Picasso, Miro, Modigliani, Dubuffet, and they all had to be fitted into his five-room rental apartment on East 66th Street. He chose "neutral" furnishings "to let the paintings do the coloring." To create more space, Bunshaft removed a wall separating the entranceway from the dining area. His TV set is placed behind a sliding Dubuffet, and from behind a Miro comes the sound of his hi-fi speaker. By using stainless steel, Formica...