Many of Pauling's critics, including scientists who appreciated the contributions that he had made in chemistry, disagreed with his political positions and saw him as a naïve spokesman for Soviet communism.
Mnoho Paulingových kritikov, vrátane vedcov ktorí uznávali jeho výsledky v chémii, neschvaľovali jeho politickú pozíciu a videli ho ako naivného hovorcu sovietskeho komunizmu.