This means that we must have knowledge of military forces and preparations around the world, especially those capable of massive surprise attack. Secrecy in the Soviet Union makes this essential. In most of the world, no large-scale attack could be prepared in secret. But in the Soviet Union, there is a fetish of secrecy and concealment. I shall bring up the Open Skies proposal again at Paris.

Source: New York Times May 21, 2020 13:50 UTC