Show Nuclear Testing Technically Necessary Resumption of atmospheric nuclear testing is a current topic of debate in President Kennedy has ordered preparations made to resume atmospheric but has still not made the final decision to test It's a natural time for the opponents and proponents to start unfolding their the arguments for resumption of atmospheric testing appear much stronger than the arguments Resumption of atmospheric testing is technically necessary-so much in fact that it overpowers the arguments against Atmospheric nuclear testing is absolutely vital to the future security of the nation Russia is currently employing atmospheric The gap between the United States' and Russia's knowledge of nuclear warfare may now be But picture it ten years from now if we fail to resume atmospheric testing and Russia continues to Surely no one believes we have reached our maximum development in techniques of nuclear or assumes that Russia would not increase her capacities by continued atmospheric Some opponents argue that under ground testing as the United States is now using precludes the need for atmospheric Yet underground testing leaves much to be It doesn't allow experimentation and measuring of atmospheric radiation so that better defenses can be constructed against it or the development of more refined nuclear It doesn't allow the testing of the developing anti-missile Since it will often employ the exploding of a nuclear weapon in front of the on-coming it is imperative that it be tested Atmospheric testing is necessary to allow the testing of nuclear mis-siles-their effectiveness against given targets and under varying conditions In if we assume that it is necessary for the retaliatory strength of the United States to equal the aggressive power of it is imperative to resume atmospheric nuclear If we assume that it is not necessary for our strength to equal that of we place much greater faith in Russia than is University Daily Kansas KARL KOCH |