The possibility of an international control of atomic energy has been made a subject of much discussion. Some believe that the danger of atomic energy is not so great as to justify the expenditure of much time and effort on a control scheme. They believe that the American monopoly of the atomic bomb will act as a sufficient deterrent to aggressive action on the part of any other nation. They also believe that the dangers, if there are dangers, are not so imminent as to make it necessary to reach a speedy agreement.
It is said that there are now in existence forty thousand tons of uranium, enough to produce bombs of the kind used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The possibility of an international control of atomic
But I say to you, the time for choice is running out. They also believe that the dangers, if there
The nations of the world now face a situation in which the continued use of atomic energy as a means of warfare may lead to a world-wide catastrophe. The nations of the world now face a