Many will argue that the speech was, in fact, the first step toward nuclear disarmament while others will argue that the speech was entirely designed to intimidate the Soviet Union. The speech came from different angles, warning of nuclear war and the end of humanity as we know it, as well as the use of nuclear weapons to prevent war. The purpose of the speech was to position the United States against the Soviet Union in terms of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The speech was designed so that not only would the United States embrace peaceful uses of atomic energy, but so would the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was rhetorically pushed to favor relations with the United States. This speech was an American victory all round, because whatever the Russian response, the Americans would appear supportive. This speech gave Eisenhower the opportunity to transform atomic weapons into tools of peace and prosperity. The speech was shared with the world to propose the idea of ​​peaceful negotiations between all countries with atomic capabilities. But this speech was a dialogue between the United States and the Soviet Union in the hope that each country could either eliminate nuclear weapons or regulate them. Eisenhower found a way to achieve all of his goals by implicitly and explicitly targeting the Soviet Union throughout the speech. Eisenhower