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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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US Commerce Secretary W. Averell Harriman warns Soviet Russia of atomic retaliation against aggression in a State Department-cleared speech in Seattle, calling Soviet imperialism a global menace and highlighting US aerial deterrence capabilities.
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SEATTLE. (AP)-Soviet Russia had grim warning yesterday from one of its former staunch friends. Commerce Secretary W. Averell Harriman, that the ties of the world still hold the trump card of atomic retaliation against aggression.
In an important policy speech cleared in advance by the State Department in Washington, the cabinet officer flatly declared Monday night that "Soviet imperialism"is a menace to the peace of the world.
Then with grave and pointed emphasis he said:
"In this atomic age there is no protection against retaliation by air. Our ability to launch an immediate strong aerial retaliation is the greatest possible deterrent against the use e of military force by others."
Harriman's publicly-announced stand is a direct about face from his attitude at the time he was ambassador to Russia. Then he hoped cooperation with the Soviet Union would bring a long period of peaceful readjustment after the wartorn years.
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Soviet Russia
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Commerce Secretary W. Averell Harriman delivered a policy speech cleared by the State Department, declaring Soviet imperialism a menace to world peace and emphasizing the US ability to launch immediate strong aerial atomic retaliation as a deterrent against military force by others. This marks a shift from his earlier hopes for cooperation as ambassador to Russia.