VOLUME 1: POSTWAR COLD WAR: "Atoms for Peace".

EISENHOWER, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; PRESIDENTIAL messages of United States Presidents; NUCLEAR weapons; NUCLEAR warfare; COLD War, 1945-1991; HISTORICAL source material

An essay is presented which examines a historical document on the speech given by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. It discusses the topics of the speech, including the destructiveness of atomic weapons and the use of nuclear materials for peaceful purposes. It also describes the threat of nuclear warfare during the Cold War.