POSSIBILITY OF WAR

Press, Volume C, Issue 29623, 20 September 1961, Page 11

POSSIBILITY OF WAR

Scientist On Television (NXJ’.A.-Reuter— Copyright) CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts)! Sept 18. "War is no longer possible . . . because any war would be a nuclear war." the vice-president of the Soviet Academy of Science (Dr. A. V. Topchiev) said yesterday. Dr. Topchiev and a doten other leading scientists from East and West discussed war land peace and international I scientific co-operation on a [programme televised in Cambridge for use later on the [United States national educational television network. The group and 35 other (scientific leaders have worked for the pest three weeks at [two private seminars on international problems at I Stowe, Vermont. “We scientists who have created all these achievements must spare no effort to insure that science should only serve the happiness and well-being of nations,” Dr. Topchiev said. The conferences at Stowe were split into two parts, one dealing with scientific cooperation and the other dealing with disarmament. Dr. Topchiev said the conference on disarmament “took place at a very difficult tifne,”—a clear reference to his nation’s decision to resume nuclear tests, United Press International said. “Nevertheless, the atmosphere was friendly despite disagreements,” he said.