ATOMIC AGE: To Shake in Our Shoes

Molotov said: "It is a known fact that a sort of new religion has gripped the expansionist circles of the United States. Having no-faith in their internal strength, they put their faith in the secret of the atom bomb, even though it has long since ceased to be a secret."

Communist Party bigwigs in Moscow's Bolshoi Theater beamed at each other in open, reassured relief. Their smiles said: "Ah, now we've got it too." But Molotov's words, obviously intended for home consumption, seemed to strike some U.S. editors all of a heap. They splashed Molotov's boast with big black headlines...

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