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RUG Undid Goll Gi! Woaivlad Abad BRU Wand EUbb Our government has announceu an H-bomb test in the Marshall Islands for mine end of April. According to the press, the United States has exploded 65 nuclear bombs, Russia al jeast 30, Britain 3. As U.S. citizens we cannot escape sesponsibility for the effects of our own tests. WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESULTS OF NUCLEAR TESTS? ue Dr, Williard F. Libby of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission has said that a weapon 500 times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb might have radioactive fall-out of 100,000 square miles. Nine leading world scientists (7 Nobsl -prize winners) said in 1955, “It is stated on very good authority that a bomb can now be manufactured which will te 2,560 limes as_powerfyl as. that which destroyed Hireshima.7 — —--- ---——--— nm Man docs not know the effects on human health af testing such bombs. We do know that everyone on earth is affecied. We do know that cifusion of radioactive products, as the Pope said in his Christmas plea for renunciation of tests and bombs, “depends upon elements not under man’s control." We do know there are permanent genetic effects. . . ‘le . . ; Dr. H. J. Muller, Professor of Genetics at Indiana University and Nobel prize winner, said May 13, 1955, “the number of mutations produced by the bomb tests to date does not involve a significant delerioration in the genetic constitution of the population but does produce a lot of significant disabilities . .. they are far from negligible, they are in the tens of thousands.“ y Dr, A. H. Sturtevant of Catifornia Institute of Technoloay says, “the bombs already exploded will ultimately result in the procuction of numerous defective individuals if the human race itself survives many gengrations.” The world takes this so seriously that the UN has appointed a Commission on Radiation Effects which hes not yet reported. . , _- WHAT WILL BE THE POLITICAL RESULTS OF ANOTHER U.S. H-BOMB TEST? The Japanese government has asked our government not ta hold the test. Our government has informed them that the jest must proceed. Will Asian peoples see in this test a callous disregard for their safety? Wil Russia | be deterred — of be challenged to further and greater tests? Surely it will increase the fear which now corrodes all cttempts to achieve the nuclear conirol end disarrmament on which man’s future cepends. Out of fear may come the “incident” that starts the war all dread. . 4 WHAT ARE FS MORAL IMPLICATIONS FOR US? * OO - Boos not this test meen we are willing to take chances with the health and lives of other peoples and of unhor> « generations? Does it not mean that in the last analysis we are willing to vse means capable of destroying mar 7 This is to defy the Creator of life. . . . a a _% We still have the opportunity to act riorally, wisely, husianly. For the United States to give uo this test might be a real step toward an international ban on tests, the first brean in the wicious circle of the nuclear armament race. : . -- 'Galy @tremendcus outpouring of deeply felt conviction to President Eisenhower can accomplish this. Ohes t3 what yo can do if you agree that the test is wrong, or a mistake, of that the United States should make cancelation of the test an epportunity for creative action: 1, Write the President now. A brief fetter will do. 2. Ask your friends to write him now. . e 3. These sheets are free, Order as many as you can use from Friends Committee on | . legislation, 122 North Hudson Street, Pasadena. (Add a personal message of wee eee ee + Your oven and mail far 3¢) We are depending on you to send them into all states and to talk about this everywhere. There is less than one month to work. . ssepers Margaret Simkin, President - Women’s International Lreque fer Peace and Freedom, Los Angeles Branch Anne Sullivan Reber, Founder Cristines, Catholic Women's Study Group D. M. Morandini, Ph.t., Teacher Enginser, Leader The Humenists H. Pandolph Pyle, Chairman Helen Beardsicy, Nations! Board Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Frank Crone, Minister University fethodiss Church, Low Angeles Reverend William Lindsay Young Former Moderator the Grnargl Agaeminly - Allan A. Hunter, Minister #An Hollywood Consreqatienal Church J. Stuart lnnerst, Chairman Friends Comminice on Legislation -Soythem California Office Americon Friends Service Caommittea Pacific Southwest Regional Oifice Wilion Riles, Regional Secrotary Southwest fellowshigy of Pecencilistion 1 Presbyterian Cinrch U.S.A, a a a