THE NATION: The Specific Threat

"There are forces in the world," said Communism's Nikita Khrushchev in his proud capital last week, "that have not given up the idea of war in the Middle East. But Turkey and the U.S. should reflect that war, once started, can spread, and once guns begin to boom and rockets begin to fly then it will be too late . . .

When we let off our intercontinental ballistic missile, people said that it was a psychological trick and that we were out to create an impression. They did not be lieve us. But we do not go in...

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