"Atoms for Peace" speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The "Atoms for Peace" speech by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, delivered to the United Nations in 1953, proposed international cooperation to develop and share nuclear energy for peaceful purposes rather than for weapons.

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instanceOf political speech
speech
aimedAt promoting peaceful applications of atomic energy
reducing the risk of nuclear war
alsoKnownAs Atoms for Peace address
archivedAt Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
United Nations archives
author Dwight D. Eisenhower
commissionedBy administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower
context Cold War
nuclear arms race
countryOfOrigin United States
date 1953-12-08
deliveredAt United Nations headquarters
deliveredTo United Nations General Assembly
followedBy United States Atoms for Peace initiatives
givenBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
hasGenre diplomatic address
policy speech
historicalSignificance foundation for international nuclear governance
key moment in early nuclear diplomacy
influenced Atoms for Peace program of the United States
establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency
language English
mainTheme international cooperation on nuclear energy
nuclear disarmament
peaceful use of nuclear energy
reduction of nuclear weapons stockpiles
mentions fissionable materials
nuclear stockpiles
place New York City
politicalAlignment United States foreign policy
politicalEra Eisenhower administration
proposed creation of an international atomic energy agency
international control of nuclear materials
sharing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes
relatedTo International Atomic Energy Agency
United States Atoms for Peace program
speaker Dwight D. Eisenhower
subject atomic power
nuclear energy
peace and security
scientific cooperation
targetAudience global public opinion
member states of the United Nations
title Atoms for Peace
venue United Nations General Assembly
year 1953

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Atoms for Peace namedAfter "Atoms for Peace" speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace namedAfter Atoms for Peace speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Atoms for Peace speech alsoKnownAs Atoms for Peace address
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