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Having thus risked contempt of Congress charges, Pauling spent the rest of the week in debate. Arguing that the New York Times account of his testimony had made him appear a Communist sympathizer, Pauling wrote to the paper: "Your very poor article about me has strengthened my opinion that the Times is rapidly becoming an unreliable newspaper." Appearing at Johns Hopkins University for a speech, Pauling called the Senate subcommittee's Tom Dodd a "militarist."
Replied Dodd, who has in fact made a Senate name for himself as an articulate advocate of international law and order:
"He believes he is working for peace. I know I am working for peace. But I am one of those who believe that our negotiations for disarmament must be based on effective inspection, and until we have that kind of agreement, American strength and firmness offer the only guarantee of a stable peace."