《TOWARD A LIVABLE WORLD》

I. Calling for a Crusade1

1. "Calling for a Crusade" (April-May 1947)7

2. Proposal for a Platform for the Atomic Scientists' Movement, Princeton, New Jersey (November 28-30, 1947)21

3. "Letter to Stalin" with "Comment to the Editors" (December 1947)26

4. Letter to Robert M. Hutchins (April 26, 1948)35

5. Draft of a Memorandum on World Government (February 21, 1949)38

6. "Notes to Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War" (September 20, 1949)41

II. Nuclear Escalation45

7. "The Atlantic Community Faces the Bomb" (Radio Discussion, September 25, 1949)51

8. "Can We Have International Control of Atomic Energy?" (January 1950)64

9. Draft of a Proposed Letter to Scientists (November 9, 1949)76

10.Draft of an Article Concerning the Hydrogen Bomb (February 1, 1950)79

11. "The Facts about the Hydrogen Bomb" (Radio Discussion, February 26, 1950)80

12. Letter to the Editor of the New York Herald Tribune (March 2, 1950)90

13. Letter to Albert Einstein (February 24, 1950)93

14. "Memorandum on 'Citizens' Committee'" (March 27, 1950)95

15. Draft of a Letter to the Secretary of State (September 8, 1950)103

16. "A Letter in the Open" (Draft of an Article, August 31, 1950)105

17. "Security and Arms Control" (Radio Discussion, July 16, 1950)114

18. Draft of "Negotiations from Strength" (May 29, 1953)124

19. "Shall We Speak Up Now?" (October 28, 1953)125

20. "Notes" (October 30, 1953)127

21. Draft of a Statement (1954)129

22. Excerpts from a Letter to Edward Shils (July 24, 1954)130

23. Letter to the Editor of The New York Times (February 2, 1955)132

24. Letter from Albert Einstein to Prime Minister Nehru with Accompanying Letter from Leo Szilard (April 6, 1955)135

25. Memorandum to H. C. Urey (April 28, 1955)137

26. Letter to Senator Hubert Humphrey (August 2, 1955)139

27. Draft of a Letter to Lev Landau (December 1, 1955)141

28. Draft of a Note (Summer 1956)144

29. Draft of a Letter to the Editor of The New York Times (Summer 1956)145

30. Letter to Archibald Alexander (September 12, 1956)148

III. The Early Pugwash Period151

31.Letter to Lord Bertrand Russell (May 23, 1957)157

32. Draft of a Letter to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (August 15, 1957)159

33. Excerpt from "This Version of the Facts"166

34. "Proposal Concerning a Statement That Might Be Issued to the Press at the Conclusion of the Conference" (July 7, 1957)170

35. "Statement by Leo Szilard" (July 10, 1957)172

36. "Memorandum Based on a Meeting Held on the Initiative of Bertrand Russell at Pugwash, Nova Scotia" (July 22, 1957)175

37. Letter to A. V. Topchiev (July 31, 1957)187

38. Letter to Joseph Rotblat (December 3, 1957)189

39. Letter to the Editor of The Times of London (March 17, 1958)191

40. Statement Made at the Second Pugwash Conference, Lac Beauport (April 1, 1958)194

41. Memorandum, Lac Beauport (April 6, 1958)196

42. Remarks, Lac Beauport (April 8, 1958)199

IV. The Year in New York201

43."How to Live with the Bomb and Survive: The Possibility of a Pax Russo-Americana in the Long-Range Rocket Stage of the So-Called Atomic Stalemate" (February 1960)207

44. Excerpts from the Transcript of the Szilard-Teller Debate, "The Nation's Future" (NBC Television Program, November 12, 1960)238

V. Contacts with Khrushchev251

45.Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (September 6, 1959)263

46. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (June 27, 1960)264

47. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (August 16, 1960)268

48. Translation of a Letter from N. S. Khrushchev (August 30, 1960)269

49. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (September 12, 1960)270

50. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev during His Visit to New York (September 30, 1960)272

51. "Conversation with K on October 5, 1960" (Recorded October 9, 1960)279

52. Letter to President Eisenhower (October 13, 1960)288

53. Letter from Secretary of State Christian A. Herter (November 10, 1960)290

54. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (November 24, 1960)291

55. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (December 2, 1960)293

56. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (December 20, 1960)294

57. Letter to President Kennedy (May 19, 1961)295

58. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (September 20, 1961)296

59. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (October 4, 1961)297

60. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (October 9, 1962)300

61. Translation of a Letter from N. S. Khrushchev (November 4, 1962)305

62. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (November 15, 1962)307

63. Memorandum to N. S. Khrushchev (November 19, 1962)309

64. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (November 25, 1962)310

65. "Instructions That May Be Given to the Participants of a Proposed Study Concerning the Issue of How to Secure the Peace in a Disarmed World" (November 25, 1962)312

66. Confidential Memorandum (January 8, 1963)314

67. "Tentative 'Instructions' to the Participants of the 'Arms Control' ('Angels') Project" (January 11, 1963)318

68. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev with Appendix and Memorandum (July 15, 1963)321

69. Letter to N. S. Khrushchev (July 31, 1963)327

70. Soviet Reply to Letter of July 15, 1963 (Undated)328

VI. The Washington Years: Arms Control Efforts331

71.Excerpt from a Television Interview with Mike Wallace (February 27, 1961)337

72. Letter to President Kennedy with Copies of a Memorandum to Members of the National Academy and of a Proposed Petition (May 10, 1961)341

73. Letter to President Kennedy (June 6, 1961)346

74. "On Disarmament" (August 14, 1961)347

75. Statement on Fallout Shelters (September 19, 1961)374

76. Memorandum and Draft Proposal for a National Society of Fellows (September 25, 1961)375

77. Letter to John J. McCloy, US Disarmament Administration (October 6, 1961)379

78. Excerpts from the Transcripts of the Teller-Szilard Debates on "Camera Three" (CBS Television Program, June 3 and 10, 1962)381

79. Memorandum (May 28, 1963) and Proposal (May 31, 1963)398

80. Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the US Senate (August 23, 1963)404

81. Draft of a Statement about Edward Teller (August 23, 1963)405

82. "Minimal Deterrent vs. Saturation Parity" (March 1964)407

VII. The Washington Years: The Council for a Livable World423

83."Are We on the Road to War?" (April 1962)427

84. Note to the Speech "Are We on the Road to War?"446

85. Special Note to the Speech "Are We on the Road to War?" for Los Angles Area Readers (January 18, 1962)447

86. Letter to Colleagues with "Responses to Date" and "The Next Step" Enclosures (February 28, 1962)448

87. Council Mailing with a Letter to Prospective Members (June 11, 1962)456

88. "A Plea to Abolish War" (New York Herald Tribune, July 13, 1962)473

89. Letter to the Editor of Newsweek (September 10, 1962)475

90. Letter to the Editor of The Washington Post (October 21, 1962)476

91. Excerpt from a Draft Memorandum on the Cuban Missile Crisis (Undated)478

92. Letter (Progress Report) to Council Members (March 25, 1963)480

93. Letter to the Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (April 1963)483

Bibliography of Nonscientific Works of Leo Szilard485

Index489