Disarmament, Germany, and Testing

The renewal of nuclear testing by the Soviet Union has angered many in the United States who oppose the arms race, members of the variegated "Peace Forces" who had hitherto tacitly regarded the Soviet government as an ally in the campaign to achieve a test-ban treaty. They feel betrayed by the great power that was the first to call for a cessation of nuclear testing and the first to employ the promising tactic of a unilateral cessation as a means of mobilizing world opinion against governments that wanted tests to continue.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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