Philosopher Lauds Nuclear Test Ban
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by Greg Swartz
Errol E. Harris, professor of philosophy, yesterday lauded the nuclear test ban treaty which was recently concluded by the United States, Russia, and Great Britain and signed by 100 other nations.
No further addition to radioactive fallout in the atmosphere will be made for the duration of the treaty.
In an interview yesterday, he gave two reasons for his position;
- A clear indication is given of the relaxation of international tensions and the possibility of agreement and co-operation between Russia and the United States.
PROF. HARRIES IS holding a lecture at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday in Dyche Auditorium on "The Philosophy of War and Peace." Tonight's lecture, the fifth in the series will be on sovereignty in international law.
"The treaty has created a new atmosphere in which further progress toward easing the international situation and staving off the threat of war is at least possible," Prof. Harris said.
The treaty became law on Oct. 10, after being signed by the United States, Russia, and Great Britain, the three countries which negotiated the treaty, and by more than 100 other countries.
IT WAS NEGOTIATED last August in Moscow. The U.S. Senate approved the treaty on Sept. 24 by an 80-19 vote, and it was signed by President Kennedy Oct. 8.
Prof. Harris was skeptical of further steps being taken in disarmament.
The treaty bans tests of all nuclear weapons except those conducted underground.
At the present time, arms and weapons are further security for the countries of the world, he said. They cannot afford to disarm unless they have some other means of security.
"And in the present setup there is no other means of security to which they can appeal."
PROF. Harris said a serious weakness, though unavoidable, in the treaty is that there is nothing to prevent or restrain China, France or any other non-signatory power from developing nuclear weapons.
Any signatory nation may withdraw if it decides the supreme interest of the country is jeopardized, Prof. Harris said.
"Accordingly, the development of nuclear weapons by China, or even the testing of them by France, could be a pretext for unilateral repudiation of the treaty."
THE TREATY will last as long as it is in accordance with interests of the signatory countries, Prof. Harris said. This applies to the United States, Russia, and any other country.
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United Press International It doesn't take much imagination to suspect that former President Eisenhower and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller were in cahoots in last week's presidential political maneuvers.
In an interview, Eisenhower said of Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.)
"I think that before he can be considered a truly serious candidate (for president) he has to do his best to make his views clear."
THIS COMMENT could not be regarded as a loud Eisenhower cheer for Barry Goldwater. On the contrary, it seemed more a challenge to the Senator's Presidential candidacy.
Rockefeller's move was to quickly invite Goldwater to meet him in television debate, an invitation the Senator dodged instantly. Goldwater argues that top Republicans should be debating with the new frontiersmen and not with each other.
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The Governor argues that such a debate would lead toward a Republican consensus on principles and their application.
It is now in the interest of both the United States and Russia that this treaty works. Prof. Harris said.
China and France did not sign the treaty because they want power which they do not have in the world conflict, he said.
"CHINA WANTS to hold its own against all. Their ability to hold their own depends on further testing."
Prof. Harris foresees no change in the position of France and China in the near future.
He said it would be foolish to imagine the advantages of the test ban treaty are permanent or more than a beginning. He described the treaty as "a small first step toward reduction of international tensions and the maintenance of peace."
IT WOULD be extremely foolish to become complacent and think that we have now solved the problem of war and peace or even that we are well advanced on the road to a solution."
The future of the treaty rests in part upon the development of weapons through underground testing and upon the power balance which would be thereby affected, Prof. Harris said.
It is impossible to predict what effect underground testing will make on weapons, he concluded.
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