英语演讲稿Atoms for Peace by 德怀特艾森豪威尔.docx
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英语演讲稿AtomsforPeaceby德怀特艾森豪威尔
英语演讲稿
AtomsforPeaceby德怀特·艾森豪威尔
美国名人100大演讲
MadamPresidentand*MembersoftheGeneralAssembly:
WhenSecretaryGeneralHammarskjold’sinvitationtoaddressthisGeneralAssemblyreachedmeinBermuda,IwasjustbeginningaseriesofconferenceswiththePrimeMinistersandForeignMinistersofGreatBritainandofFrance.Oursubjectwassomeoftheproblemsthatbesetourworld.
DuringtheremainderoftheBermudaConference,Ihadconstantlyinmindthataheadofmelayagreathonor.Thathonorisminetoday,asIstandhere,privilegedtoaddresstheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations.
AtthesametimethatIappreciatethedistinctionofaddressingyou,IhaveasenseofexhilarationasIlookuponthisAssembly.Neverbeforeinhistoryhassomuchhopeforsomanypeoplebeengatheredtogetherinasingleorganization.Yourdeliberationsanddecisionsduringthesesomberyearshavealreadyrealizedpartofthosehopes.
Butthegreattestsandthegreataccomplishmentsstilllieahead.Andintheconfidentexpectationofthoseaccomplishments,Iwouldusetheofficewhich,forthetimebeing,Ihold,toassureyouthattheGovernmentoftheUnitedStateswillremainsteadfastinitssupportofthisbody.Thisweshalldointheconvictionthatyouwillprovideagreatshareofthewisdom,ofthecourage,andthefaithwhichcanbringtothisworldlastingpeaceforallnations,andhappinessandwell-beingforallmen.
Clearly,itwouldnotbefittingformetotakethisoccasiontopresenttoyouaunilateralAmericanreportonBermuda.Nevertheless,IassureyouthatinourdeliberationsonthatlovelyislandwesoughttoinvokethosesamegreatconceptsofuniversalpeaceandhumandignitywhicharesocleanlyetchedinyourCharter.Neitherwoulditbeameasureofthisgreatopportunitymerelytorecite,howeverhopefully,piousplatitudes.
Ithereforedecidedthatthisoccasionwarrantedmysayingtoyousomeofthethingsthathavebeenonthemindsandheartsofmylegislativeandexecutiveassociates,andonmine,foragreatmanymonths--thoughtsIhadoriginallyplannedtosayprimarilytotheAmericanpeople.
IknowthattheAmericanpeoplesharemydeepbeliefthatifadangerexistsintheworld,itisadangersharedbyall;andequally,thatifhopeexistsinthemindofonenation,thathopeshouldbesharedbyall.
Finally,ifthereistobeadvancedanyproposaldesignedtoeaseevenbythesmallestmeasurethetensionsoftoday’sworld,whatmoreappropriateaudiencecouldtherebethanthemembersoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations.Ifeelimpelledtospeaktodayinalanguagethatinasenseisnew,onewhichI,whohavespentsomuchofmylifeinthemilitaryprofession,wouldhavepreferrednevertouse.Thatnewlanguageisthelanguageofatomicwarfare.
Theatomicagehasmovedforwardatsuchapacethateverycitizenoftheworldshouldhavesomecomprehension,atleastincomparativeterms,oftheextentofthisdevelopment,oftheutmostsignificancetoeveryoneofus.Clearly,ifthepeoplesoftheworldaretoconductanintelligentsearchforpeace,theymustbearmedwiththesignificantfactsoftoday’sexistence.
MyrecitalofatomicdangerandpowerisnecessarilystatedinUnitedStatesterms,forthesearetheonlyincontrovertiblefactsthatIknow.IneedhardlypointouttothisAssembly,however,thatthissubjectisglobal,notmerelynationalincharacter.
OnJuly16,1945,theUnitedStatessetofftheworld’sfirstatomicexplosion.
Sincethatdatein1945,theUnitedStatesofAmericahasconductedforty-twotestexplosions.Atomicbombstodayaremorethantwenty-fivetimesaspowerfulastheweaponswithwhichtheatomicagedawned,whilehydrogenweaponsareintherangesofmillionsoftonsofTNTequivalent.
Today,theUnitedStatesstockpileofatomicweapons,which,ofcourse,increasesdaily,exceedsbymanytimesthetotal[explosive]equivalentofthetotalofallbombsandallshellsthatcamefromeveryplaneandeverygunineverytheatreofwarinalltheyearsofWorldWarII.
Asingleairgroup,whetherafloatorlandbased,cannowdelivertoanyreachabletargetadestructivecargoexceedinginpowerallthebombsthatfellonBritaininallofWorldWarII.Insizeandvariety,thedevelopmentofatomicweaponshasbeennolessremarkable.Thedevelopmenthasbeensuchthatatomicweaponshavevirtuallyachievedconventionalstatuswithinourarmedservices.
IntheUnitedStates,theArmy,theNavy,theAirForce,andtheMarineCorpsareallcapableofputtingthisweapontomilitaryuse.Butthedreadsecretandthefearfulenginesofatomicmightarenotoursalone.
Inthefirstplace,thesecretispossessedbyourfriendsandallies,GreatBritainandCanada,whosescientificgeniusmadeatremendouscontributiontoouroriginaldiscoveriesandthedesignsofatomicbombs.
ThesecretisalsoknownbytheSovietUnion.
TheSovietUnionhasinformedusthat,overrecentyears,ithasdevotedextensiveresourcestoatomicweapons.DuringthisperiodtheSovietUnionhasexplodedaseriesofatomicadvices--devices,includingatleastoneinvolvingthermo-nuclearreactions.IfatonetimetheUnitesStatespossessedwhatmighthavebeencalledamonopolyofatomicpower,thatmonopolyceasedtoexistseveralyearsago.
Therefore,althoughourearlierstarthaspermittedustoaccumulatewhatistodayagreatquantitativeadvantage,theatomicrealitiesoftodaycomprehendtwofactsofevengreatersignificance.
First,theknowledgenowpossessedbyseveralnationswilleventuallybesharedbyothers,possiblyallothers.
Second,evenavastsuperiorityinnumbersofweapons,andaconsequentcapabilityofdevastatingretaliation,isnopreventive,ofitself,againstthefearfulmaterialdamageandtollofhumanlivesthatwouldbeinflictedbysurpriseaggression.Thefreeworld,atleastdimlyawareofthesefacts,hasnaturallyembarkedonalargeprogramofwarninganddefensesystems.Thatprogramwillbeacceleratedandexpanded.Butletnoonethinkthattheexpenditureofvastsumsforweaponsandsystemsofdefensecanguaranteeabsolutesafetyforthecitiesandcitizensofanynation.Theawfularithmeticoftheatomicbombdoesnotpermitofanysucheasysolution.Evenagainstthemostpowerfuldefense,anaggressorinpossessionoftheeffectiveminimumnumberofatomicbombsforasurpriseattackcouldprobablyplaceasufficientnumberofhisbombsonthechosentargetstocausehideousdamage.
ShouldsuchanatomicattackbelaunchedagainsttheUnitedStates,ourreactionswouldbeswiftandresolute.ButformetosaythatthedefensecapabilitiesoftheUnitedStatesaresuchthattheycouldinflictterriblelossesuponanaggressor,formetosaythattheretaliationcapabilitiesoftheUnitesStatesaresogreatthatsuchanaggressor’slandwouldbelaidwaste,allthis,whilefact,isnotthetrueexpressionofthepurposeandthehopeoftheUnitedStates.
Topausetherewouldbetoconfirmthehopelessfinalityofabeliefthattwoatomiccolossiaredoomedmalevolentlytoeyeeachotherindefinitelyacrossatremblingworld.Tostoptherewouldbetoaccepthope--helplesslytheprobabilityofcivilizationdestroyed,theannihilationoftheirreplaceableheritageofmankindhandeddowntousegenerationfromgeneration,andthecondemnationofmankindtobeginalloveragaintheage-oldstruggleupwardfromsavagerytowarddecency,andright,andjustice.Surelynosanememberofthehumanracecoulddiscovervictoryinsuchdesolation.
Couldanyonewishhisnametobecoupledbyhistorywithsuchhumandegradationanddestruction?
Occasionalpagesofhistorydorecordthefacesofthe“greatdestroyers,”butthewholebookofhistoryrevealsmankind’snever-endingquestforpeaceandmankind’sGod-givencapacitytobuild.
Itiswiththebookofhistory,andnotwithisolatedpages,thattheUnitedStateswilleverwishtobeidentified.Mycountrywantstobeconstructive,notdestructive.Itwantsagreements,notwars,amongnations.Itwantsitselftoliveinfreedomandintheconfidencethatthepeopleofeveryothernationenjoyequallytherightofchoosingtheirownwayoflife.
Somycountry’spurposeistohelpusmoveoutofthedarkchamberofhorrorsintothelight,tofindawaybywhichthemindsofmen,thehopesofmen,thesoulsofmeneverywhere,canmoveforwardtowardpeaceandhappinessandwell-being.
Inthisquest,Iknowthatwemustnotlackpatience.Iknowthatinaworlddivided,suchasourstoday,salvationcannotbeattainedbyonedramaticact. Iknowthatmanystepswillhavetobetakenovermanymonthsbeforetheworldcanlookatitselfonedayandtrulyrealizethatanewclimateofmutuallypeacefulconfidenceisabroadintheworld.ButIknow,aboveallelse,thatwemuststarttotakethesestepsnow.
TheUnitedStatesanditsallies,GreatBritainandFrance,have,overthepastmonths,triedtotakesomeofthesesteps.Letnoonesaythatweshuntheconferencetable.OntherecordhaslongstoodtherequestoftheUnitedStates,GreatBritain,andFrancetonegotiatewiththeSovietUniontheproblemsofadividedGermany.OnthatrecordhaslongstoodtherequestofthesamethreenationstonegotiateanAustrianpeacetreaty.OnthesamerecordstillstandstherequestoftheUnitedNationstonegotiatetheproblemsofKorea.
MostrecentlywehavereceivedfromtheSovietUnionwhatisineffectanexpressionofwillingnesstoholdafour-Powermeeting.Alongwithourallies,GreatBritainandFrance,wewerepleasedtoseethathisnotedidnotcontaintheunacceptablepre-conditionspreviouslyputforward.AsyoualreadyknowfromourjointBermudacommuniqué,theUn
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