Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace Speech at the UN General Assembly, 1953

On 8 December 1953, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the creation of an international atomic agency that would promote the peaceful uses of nuclear technology in agriculture, medicine, and power generation, while providing humanity protection from the perils of nuclear weapons proliferation

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