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Letter from London.

Authors :
Hester, A. G.
Source :
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; May1955, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p187-190, 4p
Publication Year :
1955

Abstract

The article reports on issues related to the decision to produce hydrogen weapon and the recently issued Statement on Defense which have sparked a series of parliamentary debates on atomic weapons and their social effects in Great Britain. The Statement on Defense in 1955, which was published as White Paper, has laid out the government's views and policy on nuclear and conventional forces. The said Defense White Paper has brought the differences in the Labour party. A large minority, led by Aneurin Bevan, insists that hydrogen bomb should be used only as a last resource, and objects to the implications in the White Paper. The rest of the party are seen to have split among extreme pacifists. The Conservative party, on the other hand, accept the hydrogen bomb as a deterrent.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00963402
Volume :
11
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21368727
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1955.11453603