American astronaut John Glenn being welcomed after he successfully orbited the earth in a spacecraft. John Glenn and Annie Glenn in Washington D.C. Crowds pack the street and drive in front of the White House, to catch a glimpse of Astronaut John Glenn. It is raining heavily and many carry umbrellas. A brass band plays. The motorcade comes out of the White House. John and Annie Glenn with children David and Carolyn and U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in an open car. John Glenn is sitting high and waving.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks on disarmament and testing of nuclear weapons in Washington D.C. Men stand near cameras. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the nuclear weapons and to maintain the quality and quantity so that they can survive in any of the nuclear attack. He deplores the Soviet resumption of testing and explains why it is necessary for the U.S. to resume some types of tests.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks on disarmament and testing of nuclear weapons in Washington D.C. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the negligible effects of resumed nuclear tests to be conducted under auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission and Department of Defense.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks on disarmament and testing of nuclear weapons in Washington D.C. A flag of United States on the stage. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the constant change in nuclear weapon technology and development of the weapons according to the changes. He says that if the weapons have to be secure, flexible, and selective in impact, experiments with new designs have to be made. He also speaks about the development of low new series weapons for survival in a surprise attack. The weapons will be of low weight and high explosive content.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks on disarmament and testing of nuclear weapons in Washington D.C. A flag of United States on the stage. He speaks that nuclear disarmament will lead to security. He clarifies that U.S. will perform tests on these nuclear weapons not for political or psychological reason but for security reason. He also talks about the negotiation with Soviet Union. “I have no doubt that most of our friends around the world have shared my own hope that we would never find it necessary to test again--and my own belief that, in the long run, the only real security in this age of nuclear peril rests not in armament but in disarmament. But I am equally certain that they would insist on our testing once that is deemed necessary to protect free world security. They know we are not deciding to test for political or psychological reasons--and they also know that we cannot avoid such tests for political or psychological reasons.” President Kennedy said.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy speaks on disarmament and testing of nuclear weapons in Washington D.C. A flag of United States on the stage. He talks about the New 18-Power Conference on 14th of march , in Geneva, where the U.S. will present a statement of agreed principles that has been worked out with Soviet Union and endorsed by United Nations.
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