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Show Bombt? Not Usl ; . Vishinsky Atom Spiel Draws 'Hot Air' 7cg WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UP) Andrei T. Vishinsky's statement that Russia is using precious atomic explosives as a substitute for cheap blasting powder struck officials here Friday aa being en the silly side. On official called lt "mors Vlshlnaky hot air." Others less polite called lt othsr . things less printable but adding up to much the same flgurativs meaning. Not for Bombs' The Soviet foreign minister, addressing ad-dressing the U. N. general assembly's assem-bly's special political committee at Lake Success, N. T, Thuraday, said: . - ' L Russia Is using atomic explosives ex-plosives not for bombs but for peaceful purposes such aa moving mov-ing mountains aad irrigating dea-erta. dea-erta. 2. But If "the need arises, ths Soviet Unioa would have aa many atomie bombs as we assa no mora aad no esse." Severs officials didn't want to comment- "Why act as though yoo evn hear it?" ens said plaintively. "It will just help him out with hi propaganda." . Vast Soviet IW Another said: . ."Oh, Last's just ths Soviet line trying to persuade the world we're atomie war mongers while the Russians, great humanitarians that they are, are Interested solely in atomic blessings." Vishinsky's remarks echoed a story pablishsd by a bovi?t-h bovi?t-h censed newspsper tn Berlin last Saturday. It said ths Runsians had used' atomic explosives to blast a couple of mountains e -art ia order to divert a couple of rivers riv-ers In order to lrrigats a dert. "Talk hks that" ons am nor f here said, "will convince peoi .e ti.s Russians don't have snvthu ,g remotely re-motely resembling an atomic " . pua It's suly oa Loe ta 04 ii" |