The President's News Conference
07/31/1962
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We find no justification for the Soviet claim that a test ban treaty can be effective without on-site inspection.
We believe that it is the most effective way of providing for the development of a communications satellite.
We are attempting, therefore, to bring our policy position up to date with our new scientific information.
It is our national obligation and in our national interest and security to work for a world in which there is a chance for national sovereig...