Typed letter signed by Lewis Strauss (1896-1974, major figure in the development of nuclear weapons.) Addressed to Otto J. M. Smith, Berkeley, CA. Dated June 19, 1958. 4to, on United States Atomic Energy Commission letterhead, 2 leaves, signed by Strauss, accompanied by supporting documents including the text of a Dec. 15, 1957 cablegram from President Eisenhower (2 p.), Supplement to Statement by Dr. Willard F. Libby ( 3 p.), Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Testing (7 p.), and one broadside. Documents pertaining to nuclear weapons testing. **************** A reply from Strauss, presumably answering Otto Smith's concerns over nuclear testing. "The possible risks from continued weapons testing have been carefully evaluated by competent scientists, both within and outside the Atomic Energy Commission... The conclusion one must inevitably reach after balancing all factors is this – we have the choice of a very small risk from testing or a risk of the catastrophe which might result from a surrender of our leadership in nuclear armament, which has been, we believe, the deterrent to aggression since 1945."

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