Letters: Aug. 9, 1963

Starting the Debate Sir:

The test ban treaty that was negotiated in Moscow is a rare achievement in human history. Although limited in scope, when compared with the unlimited dangers of uncontrolled nuclear explosions and nuclear war it is an important step toward peace.

THOMAS TSAKANIKAS JR. Yonkers, N.Y.

Sir:

Lest we forget: on May 17, 1933 Adolf Hitler delivered his famous "Peace Speech," a masterpiece of deceptive propaganda that proclaimed Germany's wish for disarmament. There was great rejoicing throughout the Western world at this unexpected reasonableness, but in reality Hitler's plan was to give the world a false sense of security while secretly building...

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