Weapons Expert Analyzes Chance Of Nuclear War

The threat of national suicide will probably deter an all-out nuclear war, Henry A. Kissinger '50, Assistant Director of the Center for International Affairs, said last night.

Kissinger, author of "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy," spoke on "The Impact of Modern Weapons on Foreign Policy," at the fourth of the International Development Society's Lecture Series.

Use of the most modern weapons could bring about such ghastly results that both Russia and the West will try negotiation and different forms of limited warfare.

Kissinger criticized the government for using "outmoded" ideas of diplomacy and inefficient decision-making methods. He said that the government, in order not to be swamped by the Soviet psychological advantage, must not spend time trying to make rigid estimates of Soviet policy. Instead, it must take diplomatic action and continually revise its policy to keep up with all international developments, he concluded.