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KU Professors Eye Nuclear Arms Race
Monday, March 2, 1964 University Daily Kansan
If six countries have the 'bomb,' and somebody drops it unannounced, the country bombed will have a difficult time immediately determining who to "bomb" back.
George W. Brown, assistant professor of political science, and a panel member, explained the evolution of American thinking concerning arms. Prior to the advent of nuclear weapons, it was felt arms might delay war but could never prevent it permanently, he said. Now our national security strategy is suppose to deter and at the same time provide the weapons to "prevail" in case the deterrents fail.
The crucial problem is how to devise a strategy which has a psychologically deterring effect on the enemy and at the same time provides for fighting a war, in case the deterrents fail, without destroying ourselves.
When asked what the United States would do if Europe was actually attacked, the panel said the American policy was unclear. If Russia attacked Europe with conventional weapons, presumably the United States would meet it with conventional weapons. If nuclear weapons were to be used? This is what worries De Gaulle, a panel member replied.
A problem which haunts both American and Russian policy makers is the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
The problem was considered in the Current Events Forum Friday. During the question period after the panel had spoken, the question of why France should not be armed with atomic weapons was raised. In answer to this question, the panel pointed out that if France had nuclear arms, why should not West Germany, Egypt, Israel or Communist China have nuclear arms?
It was further pointed out that the more countries that have the "bomb," the greater the possibility of accidental war. The panel pointed out that today in both the United States and the Soviet Union, new weapons provide the basis of their deterrent strategy. Both are prepared to use nuclear arms to "prevail" if an attack does come.
Prof. Ketzel then listed the following loop hopes in today's disarmament plans.
First. nuclear arms are too hard to inspect thoroughly.
Second, before disarmament can effectively take place, the political problems between the United States and the Soviet Union should be solved.
Third, the differences in the sequence of disarmament must be agreed upon.
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NASA Seeks Students With Moon Chips
KU students encountering 'moon chips' are being asked to report such findings to the Kansas Geological Survey.
In a letter from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) Frank C. Foley, director of the Geological Survey of Kansas, was asked to aid NASA in "locating stones which may have been produced by impact of meteorites."
Discovery of these specimens "will not only furnish useful information for the design of a lunar landing vehicle, but it will also give us (NASA) a start on the construction of the theories which we will need to explain the geology of the moon."
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