The Peaceful Atom in Retrospect and Prospect

Arnold Kramish

Expert InsightsPublished 1960

A review of the world Atoms for Peace program announced by President Eisenhower before the United Nations on December 8, 1953. The economics of nuclear power in the 1960's is discussed in relation to the goals of this plan. The goals outlined are (1) to encourage worldwide investigation into the most effective peacetime uses of fissionable material, (2) to diminish the potential destructive power of the world's atomic stockpiles, (3) to have the great powers interested first in human aspirations rather than in armaments of war, and (4) to initiate a new approach for peaceful discussions.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 1960
  • Pages: 13
  • Document Number: P-1938

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Kramish, Arnold, The Peaceful Atom in Retrospect and Prospect. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1938.html.
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