[?]erican H-Bomb

[?]Iticism At

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[?]erican H-Bomb Tests in Pacific

BE most extensive American H bomb tests yet held in the Pacific are scheduled to com nce in March or April, in the wetok-Bikini area, and it is in jsting to learn that criticism of ; project is not confined to ex lal “foreign” sources.

Jondemnation is reported from i American publications, the \e Law Journal, and Nation ?azine. he Yale organ points to the 000-square miles Marshall nds danger area which is “off its” to all but American ships 1 planes. noting Earl Jowitt, in the House Lords, this journal says, “Ships their lawful occasions may be ig through these waters and you lerica) have no right under m lational law to warn people off.” is noteworthy that the Ameri criticism is on legal grounds r, n the humanitarian side, India appealed to the United Nations steeship Council to have the nic tests stopped, he Japanese Foreign Ministry is quoted recently as saying that Government was not satisfied i guarantees given by the US the safety of people affected in H-bomb tests. ore than a dozen nuclear and mo-nuclear detonations are duled over a period of two to e months. r. Hanson Baldwin, military Dr of the New York Times, said ebruary 23. that “the imnortance ie new tests was that they pre d ‘the age of hydrogen plenty,’ ” a '■ant note that will not be ersally acclaimed.