In his September 25, 1961 address to the United Nations, he challenged the Soviet Union “not to an arms race, but to a peace race.” Unsuccessful in his efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement, President Kennedy reluctantly announced the resumption of atmospheric testing. The pact was signed in Moscow on August 5, 1963 by the pageTracker._initData(); The Making of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1958-1963 National History Standards Robert McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Third, this treaty can be a step toward preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to nations not now possessing them. The Museum is fully handicapped accessible. The gains of illegal testing are obviously slight compared to their cost, and the hazard of discovery, and the nations which have initialed and will sign this treaty prefer it, in my judgment, to unrestricted testing as a matter of their own self-interests for these nations, too, and all nations, have a stake in limiting the arms race, in holding the spread of nuclear weapons, and in breathing air that is not radioactive. by Nazarul Islam | July 26, 1963. What does the saying "The genie is out of the bottle" mean? But Russia’s nuclear future is limited by its small economic base. But it is an important first step--a step towards peace--a step towards reason--a step away from war. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and And the survivors, as Chairman Khrushchev warned the Communist Chinese, "the survivors would envy the dead." Let us, if we can, step back from the shadows of war and seek out the way of peace. She refused to give up her seat on a public bus ... JFK+50:  Volume 6, No. don't care who comes up and testifies - it ought to be wide open. Listen to the speech. — John F Kennedy Library We have shared a dream and it is our fervent goal that we will some day no longer have to rely on nuclear assets to deter aggression and assure global peace, writes Nazarul Islam. release. 1960 ROSE KENNEDY'S BROTHER-IN-LAW JOSEPH GARGAN DIED 70 YEARS AGO TODAY Boston, Massachusetts (JFK+50) Seven... January 5, 1920 The New York Yankees Baseball Club announces the purchase of George Herman "Babe" Ruth from the Boston Red Sox ... January 16, 1964 LBJ approves "OPLAN 34A". Maxwell Taylor. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); Our own atmospheric tests last year were conducted under conditions which restricted such fallout to an absolute minimum. The following day, in a television address announcing the agreement, Kennedy claimed that a limited test ban “is safer by far for the United States than an unlimited nuclear arms race.”. presidential recordings were opened to public research in June of 1983. Physical Description: 1 video open reel (black-and-white; sound; 2 inch; 26 minutes), [[selectable_languages.length]] Languages, Televised Address on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Acceptance of Democratic Nomination for President, Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, Address to Joint Session of Congress May 25, 1961, Address to the United Nations General Assembly, Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, Televised Address to the Nation on Civil Rights, Remarks at the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin.