Letter from London

Victory for Communist Propaganda

“Ban the bomb!”: that’s the slogan of the day. No sane person ever wants to be blown up, of course, but during the past few weeks there has been a steadily mounting clamor in favor of unilateral abandonment of nuclear weapons by Britain. This clamor flows onto and swells the still louder demands for “summit talks” and protests against the establishment of American rocket bases in Britain. Public opinion polls suggest that those who unconditionally reject all nuclear weapons are still in a slight minority but some 55 per cent definitely disapprove of the rocket bases and an overwhelming majority pin their faith to a summit conference. The prevailing mood is frighteningly reminiscent of the thirties.

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Victory for Communist Propaganda

“Ban the bomb!”: that’s the slogan of the day. No sane person ever wants to be blown up, of course, but during the past few weeks there has been a steadily mounting clamor in favor of unilateral abandonment of nuclear weapons by Britain. This clamor flows onto and swells the still louder demands for “summit talks” and protests against the establishment of American rocket bases in Britain. Public opinion polls suggest that those who unconditionally reject all nuclear weapons are still in a slight minority but some 55 per cent definitely disapprove of the rocket bases and an overwhelming majority pin their faith to a summit conference. The prevailing mood is frighteningly reminiscent of the thirties.