ATOMS FOR PEACE, NOT WAR


D. D. EISENHOWER
(14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969)

The oft repeated threats of the 'N' usage in the continuing conflict in East Europe brings to mind a speech at UNGA, 8 Dec 1953, "Atoms For Peace" by President Dwight David Eisenhower, in an earnest attempt to transform the atom from a scourge to a boon for humankind...

Though regarded as a "do-nothing" "golf-playing" president, his ranking amongst political pundits improved with the lapse of time, to be included amongst the top five...

The WW2 supreme commander, the only General to become an US President, Eisenhower was not too fastidious about ideologies, a quality that earned him respect across the board...

Presiding over an honest government with a healthy growing economy, the two-term Republican president Eisenhower is credited with taking US out of one war without getting her into another despite 'opportunities', something that became quite common after his tenure...

In addition to being a staunch NATO supporter, Eisenhower signed civil rights laws for equality, integration and harmony. His experiences as a soldier motivated him pioneer the Interstate Highway System...

An initiator of missile and space programmes, Eisenhower managed to end the Korean War, or perhaps disengage US at least, through an armistice, debated still by many...

Eisenhower, the 34th US President, passed away this day, 1969, at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was 78...

His quote below seems all the more pertinent in today's world -

       "The only way to win World War III is never to have to fight it.”

🙏🙏

https://www.iaea.org/about/history/atoms-for-peace-speech


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