ATOMIC RIVALRYSOVIET HANDICAP OF THREE YEARS

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1949, Page 3

ATOMIC RIVALRYSOVIET HANDICAP OF THREE YEARS

(Rec. 10.0') NEW YORK. Aug. 1. Authoritative circles uiink that Russia cannot produce the atomic bomb until 1952. According to the New York Times’ scientific correspondent, ‘‘the best informed opinion is that it would take Russia at least seven years (Deginning irom August, 1945) to reach (lie point we had reached at New Mexico four years ago, when the first, bomb was tested it shomd take Russia Live more years to build up a stockpile. ’.Chis gives us a tew precious years mwhicii the world may use its collective wisdom to arrive at a modus vivendi with the atom. ihe correspondent adds: “The disclosure that, the United States is pi'oducing atomic bombs on an industrial basis means that these weapons can now be produced at a much faster rate so that before long our stock pile, which is already considoiaole, wi 11 be greatly increased. The United Nations Conventional Armaments Commission today approved plans lor a world census of all armaments except atomic bombs. The commission, by eight votes to three adopted the plan, which was proposed Ly France. Russia, the umaine nd Egypt opposed it. A Russian delegate, Semyon Tsarapkin, declared the United States, not Russia, wa< engaging in an arms race as ground work tor a third world war. He was replying to the declaration made on July 25 by the United Stales that the Soviet Union was not willing to agree to an inventory of international arms because she, and her satellites, were not willing “to let the rest of “The world know how far they have gone in arming themselves for world conquest which is their avowed goal.” Today’s resolution, which will be submitted to the U.N.O. Security Council, provides for a census of armed forces, as well as n,on-atomic weapons, and for the establishment of an international agency to verity information submitted by the United Nations members. Proposals for the control ,oi atomic weapons were placed in suspense on Julv 29 when the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission recommended that no further action oy the commission be taken until the Big Five powers and Canada reach a basis for agreement. COMMUNISTS COMMENT Commenting on the United States announcement, of bigger and better atomic bombs, the British Communist Party’s newspaper “Daily Worker” says': “The atomic bomb as an instrument, of United States power would be used to coerce Britain whenever it was feit necessary. Hence there is American reluctance to share secrets of the latest bomb with Great Britain and Canada.” The “Daily Worker” added: “If the use of the atomic bomb was not prohibited, other countries, during war, would resort to atomic bomb reprisals which would be particularly deadly against thickly populated countries such s Britain."