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standard of living, It in in
these areas that the bulk
a large por ion of the world's
population is mainly] con-
centrated" (p.3).
"Overcrowded areas with un-
educated, underfed popula-
tions tend to produce politi-
cal instability-a condition
that has a high potential for
causing local conflicts with
possible extension into glo-
bal war" (p. 4).
"In Libya In one nation of
North Africa, for example,
out of a total population of
more than 4,000,000, only 57
persons a few short years ago
had achieved the equivalent
of a cultural education. Else-
where the record [in the
Congo was even worse"
(p. 5).
"Last year in the United Na-
tions we witnessed the
growth and extension of a
new world power group-
the so-called neutralist [or
Afro-Asian bloc] Nations.
[Its] The influence of these
nations will grow in the im-
mediate years ahead and
will certainly affect the bal-
ance of world power from
now on" (p. 6).
"Today, they are an anachro-

nism in a missile age when
Nike missiles ring our great
centers of population and in-
dustrial powers: at a time
when we labor unceasingly
to perfect our Nike Zeus
[umbrella] missile to protect
against the Communist
threat of a nuclear hailstorm
hurled through space" (p.
8).

"The difficult art of exploiting

this great [weapon] de-
serves the most profound
study and implementation.
The second unique [wea-
pon] we possess and share
is in our incomparable stock
of foodstuffs and our ability
to produce annual excesses
to alleviate malnutrition to
a large extent throughout
the world. Here is one area

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Comment: Portion
quoted was in 2-page
insert submitted after
original speech had
been reviewed by
State. This portion
checked by telephone
with State and changes
were made to meet
State request that re-
ligion and food not be
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close to your midwestern
hearts, where we have [a
weapon] unmatchable by
the Soviet bloc for decades
to come. When we see Red
China, with its starving
millions and tens of millions,
shipping food to foster sub-
version and create chaos, the
potency of this weapon
should be obvious. [How
do] we use it [?]" (p. 9).
"Shortly thereafter, [we
should have] will come plas-
tics and ceramics with the
same strength-weight char-
acteristics" (p. 11).
"Of importance to you in Ne-
braska are our efforts to pro-
vide this Nation with an
antimissile defense system
that will not only meet the
ICBM threat of today, but
one that possesses a growth
potential to defend [us to-
morrow against satellites]
against the missile threats of
tomorrow. [This is our]
The Army sees such a system
in the Nike Zeus-the mighty
successor to Ajax and Her-
cules now guarding Amer-
ica's great centers of popula-
tion and industry and our
Strategic Air Command
against manned aircraft" (p.
13).

"We are proud of the many
successful component tests
of the Zeus and [know] I
believe unquestionably that
it is a practical, obtainable
concept. The powerful
Zeus radars, working in
close harmony with high-
speed computers [can] are

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quire incoming missile tar
gets and in a matter of
seconda toan ere aspected
to send Zous missile in high-
speed fight toward inter-
ception and destruction of
the target (p. 13).
"We in the Army are confident
that Nike Zeus can do this
job in the 1960's. Should
the Soviets be first to de-
velop an effective antimissile
and install it as protection
for crucial centers of their
population, industry and
military might-they will
have taken a giant step to-
ward neutralizing the re-
taliatory striking power of
the free world" (p. 14).

"Diplomatic dealing without Delete.
powerful cards is a bluff at
best-and usually gets

"called." Today's inter

national game is no "penny
ante'" (p. 15).

"Here is Nike-Zeus, now in
development" (p. 16).

"I want to stress right here that the 450,000-pound thrust Zeus booster engine is the most powerful single unit solid-propellant motor successfully fired in the free world-and I feel that there is an urgent requirement for such a defensive weapon while we negotiate for peace [We are] I am confident the Nike-Zeus can do this job in the 1960's" (p. 16). Mar. 9 "And fear today stalks all parts of the world as peoples everywhere dread the day of possibility when thermonuclear power [will] could, by design [or miscalculation] of some foreign aggressor break loose and wreak havoc upon all nations (p. 6).

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"This tide is creating truly
significant problems in some
overpopulated areas of
[Africa, and Asia, and in
some parts of South Amer-
ica] the world. [A] some
billion and a quarter peoples
living in these underdevel-
oped areas have an average
income of less than [$100-
far less than] the weekly in-
come of the poorest man in
this room" (p. 3).
Mar. 18. "One-the threat of [the in-
sidious ideology of world
communism" (p. 2).
"Here is Nike-Zeus now in
development" (p. 20).

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Comment: Change made
by Department of State
without comment.
Comment: Change made
by OASD (PA) in
keeping with policy to
present factual infor-
mation on Zeus status.
Comment: Change in
last sentence made by
OASD (PA) in accord-
ance with Defense posi-
tion which at this time
did not reflect the opti-
mism expressed by the
author regarding Nike-
Zeus.

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