The leaders of the Soviet Union are also watching this decision.
The fact of the matter is that we cannot make similar strides without testing in the atmosphere as well as underground.
That is why this Nation has long urged an effective worldwide end to nuclear tests.
Only through such strength can we be certain of deterring a nuclear strike, or an overwhelming ground attack, upon our f...
I have today authorized the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense to conduct a series of nuclear tests-...
He thereby took into his mortal hands the power of self-extinction.
For of all the awesome responsibilities entrusted to this office, none is more somber to contemplate than the special st...
Our real objective is to make our own tests unnecessary, to prevent others from testing, to prevent the nuclear arms rac...
In the absence of any major shift in Soviet policies, no American President--responsible for the freedom and the safety ...
So as I said a year ago in assuming the Presidency, no generation has ever borne a greater responsibility than this gene...
This is a tremendous burden which falls upon the United States and the people of this country.