"Fallout and Disarmament": A Debate: Linus Pauling Vs. Edward Teller. Presented Under the Auspices of KQED-TV, San Francisco for National Non-commercial Television - Pauling-Teller Debate - The Cold War Pauling-Teller debate on nuclear testing - Fallout and disarmament, a debate: Dr. Linus Pauling ... vs. Dr. Edward Teller ... Presented under the auspices of KQED-TV, San Francisco

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Pauling-Teller Debate - The Cold War Pauling-Teller debate on nuclear testing - Fallout and disarmament, a debate: Dr. Linus Pauling ... vs. Dr. Edward Teller ... Presented under the auspices of KQED-TV, San Francisco

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Probably no question has weighed heavier upon the conscience of Twen tieth Century man than the question of how to direct his own genius toward the elevation of mankind without unintentionally committing self -destruc tion . Central to this question is the matter of the development , testing, and control of nuclear weapons . We in these United States bear an enormous burden in the decisions which must be made . Not only were we foremost in the development and testing of these weapons , more importantly , it is the very essence of democracy that the people are sovereign in determining the policies to be pursued with re spect to their future use . It is apparent that we are appallingly unprepared to make these decisions . This may be due in some measure to the secrecy which has necessarily surrounded the development of nuclear weaponry . Unquestionably , it is due to the complexity of the question itself . Not even those best qualified to judge agree about the facts or the conclusions to be drawn from these facts . In an effort to sharpen the focus upon this compelling question , two of the world's leading scientists agreed to debate the issue of “ Fallout and Disarm ament . " Each speaks from personal convictions based upon experience , thoughtful consideration , and a profound knowledge of the subtleties in volved . Both agreed , in the interest of a fair debate , to abide by strict time limits in their presentations . The first argument will be presented by Dr. Linus Pauling ... He was born in Portland , Oregon , and educated in Oregon and California . He is Professor of Chemistry ... and Chairman of the Divi sion of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology . Dr. Pauling has published works in the fields of Physics , Geol ogy , Biology , Chemistry , and Medicine . He is a member of the French Academy of Medicine . A Winner of the Phillips Medal of the American Chemistry College of Physicians and Nobel Laureate his research of

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the Second World War don't know how many these bombs exist The number such ten thousand the United States stock pile and similar number the Russian stock pile have been mentioned am sure that the United States has enough destroy the world and that Russia has enough these terrible weapons do the same We must not have nuclear war We must begin solve international dis way that worthy putes the application man's power reason the dignity man We must solve them arbitration negotiation the de velopment international law the making international agreements that justice peoples and will benefit will nations and nations people Now and the time start feel strongly about this Some months ago after had given talk the Washington University Graham Memorial Chapel Louis was stop bomb tests Then after this appeal had appeal prepare couraged period been signed more than two thousand American scientists began get voluntary expressions two weeks adherence this appeal from scientists other countries then wrote few hundred letters scientists other countries whom know and those whose names had got out the scientific literature and reference books and received few months thousands more answers that the thirteenth January petition with nine thousand two present this year was able forty four countries thirty hundred thirty five signatures scientists Nobel Laureates and one hundred one members the American National Academy Scientists the Secretary General the United Nations February 1958 there has been Now the issue Life for the Tenth published attack this petition call attack this petition be as

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don't know just how this article got written and published politician old trick attribute his adversary untrue that has not made and then demolish The third sentence says— Dr Linus Pauling the American scientist who presented the document the U.N. said further that his opinion the U.S. will never achieve one the principal objectives nuclear tests the pro radioactivity duction clean bomb that one with little And the next paragraph that statement too said not true The fact that have never made such statement Surely the authors the article knew that know enough about nuclear bombs not have made this statement cannot understand how this untrue statement could have been included the article wonder could be that statement that have made could have con fused them Ionce said and have repeated that call any weapon that can kill millions human beings clean bomb insult noble word the English language There are other erroneous statements the article said— tests con tinue the present rate radiation levels might increase much five fold extremely unlikely that anyone would receive But even this situation lifetime dosage much five roentgens from worldwide fallout Now the authors surely know that the Fourteenth Semi Annual Report July 1953 the Atomic Energy Commission published stated that seven thousand inhabitants Nevada and Utah received five roentgens more fallout radiation after some tests small bombs the Nevada test ing ground These include forty five hundred residents St. George Utah having received three and one half roentgens who were reported thir expected teen week period and also says that fifty per cent more would later from the same fallout Perhaps the joker this statement worldwide fallout But not So. Fallout consisting defined by the authors local fallout and world course statement

wide fallout . Local fallout is the radioactive contamination that falls to earth in a short time and contaminates only the test area itself. The rest of it is worldwide fallout , according to the authors of this article . So that they either have to say that the inhabitants of Southern Utah are in the test area or that

this statement is untrue . Another untrue statement relates to the incidence of leukemia in Denver as compared with San Francisco and New Orleans . Leukemia occurs , accord ing to medical reports , in somewhat larger amounts in San Francisco and New Orleans than in Denver , even though there is known to be a greater amount of cosmic radiation , high energy radiation , similar somewhat to fall out radiation , in Denver . Now , the authors continue : “ The only things these statistics prove is that radiation in small doses need not necessarily be harmful - indeed , may con ceivably be helpful . ” This statement is not true . The statistics do not prove that small amounts of radiation are not necessarily harmful or may conceiv ably be helpful . It may be that the difference of the statistics is a result of a difference in medical practice , or some other factor - a difference in the amount of radioactivity in drinking water I don't know . At any rate , this statement is untrue . Radioactive fallout causes damage to the pool of human germ plasm that does result in the birth of an additional number of defective children . I have estimated that the amount of increase in the mutation rate as the result of

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It is a very great pleasure to appear on this broadcast together with Dr. Linus Pauling . I have admired many phases of his work . Without any particular reason for selecting it , I would like to mention one : his research on the structure of silicates in the rocks , giant molecules , and his later related work on the giant molecules of the proteins in our bodies . These discoveries , made by similar methods, are of very great importance in helping us to understand ourselves . I also am happy about the fact that this discussion is on an educational television station . I would like to stress this word “ Education ” . The prob lems which we are discussing here are very important . The word “ Educa tion " means that we should approach this question slowly and cautiously and listen to all sides of the argument . I cannot pretend , unfortunately I wish I could — that I completely agree with Professor Pauling . I don't . If you are left with the conviction that he is right in everything he says , I believe you are making a mistake . have thought about these things carefully for many years in doing my work , and more recently , while looking into facts of other people's work , and writing a book about it. If you are left believing everything I have said , I won't be satisfied either . What I hope is that you will take time to think about these things carefully , to talk it over , and then slowly to arrive at a conclusion about this extremely important question . I would like to emphasize at the outset that there are many , many facts about which Dr. Pauling and I agree . There are many facts accepted in what

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indeed . I shall talk about the damage due to radioactivity from testing - it is something about which I continue to say one does not need to worry about , certainly not to the same extent as one needs to worry about a war . But in the case of a war in which nuclear weapons were used , it would be extremely important that one should limit the damage to what one actually intends to damage . And this means- -this absolutely means — that we must try to get away from radioactivity as much as possible . This is what I mean when I talk about clean weapons . The word clean , any word , has not the business to be a noble word ; it should be a precise word . And the precise word in this case means to my mind that there should not be unnecessary , uncontrollable radioactive dust radioactive contamination , which would kill friend and

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