Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the test ban

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5186050

Seaborg, G T

Drawing on the records he held as Chairman of the AEC and records of W. Averill Harriman, who led the US negotiating team, Seaborg describes the gradual establishment of a level of trust between Kennedy and Khruschev which began with the peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. The Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 outlawed all but underground testing of nuclear weapons. It was a major diplomatic step toward ensuring stability in the arms race, moderating its costs, preventing proliferation, and reducing levels of radioactive fallout. Seaborg describes the negotiations and the treaty signing. He concludes with the plea for a comprehensive test ban and the note that The hour is late. Let us hope not too late. The text of the treaty appears in the appendix. 93 references.

• OSTI ID: 5186050
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
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ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
EXPLOSIONS
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
TESTING
TREATIES
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
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