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. 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.
Motorcade of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives at Tampa De Soto Exposition in Key West, Florida. Secret service men walk behind President's car and a man opens a door for President Roosevelt. Navy officials gathered on docks of harbor. President Roosevelt speaks into microphones at the event, commenting on United States values and positions and saying: "We seek no territorial expansion. We are not covetous of our neighbor's goods. We shall cooperate in every proposal honestly put forward to limit armaments. We abhor the appeal to physical force, except to repulse aggression. He continues, "...the institutions of democracy, government with the consent of the governed, must and shall be maintained." A small Navy boat tender with the President and Navy personnel on board. (Event was several months before invasion of European countries by Germany in World War 2.)
American President Franklin D Rossevelt in car during his first official visit of a U.S. President to Canada in Quebec. Soldiers on horses escort Presidential cavalcade. President address gathering. Large crowd hears the President.
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