Word: antinuclearism
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While the June 12 rally will provide the movement an extraordinary showcase, it also poses serious risks. If the demonstrators seem too radical, or even a little kooky, the antinuclear coalition could lose some of its broad-based support. Moreover, now that President Reagan has announced that a new round of strategic-arms talks with the Soviets will begin June 29, the movement could lose its momentum...
Outwardly, the demonstrations will look much like the gigantic antinuclear march that drew 250,000 protesters to the West German capital last October, carrying such signs as REAGAN: YOUR BOMB WILL NOT BE OUR TOMB. But there will be differences. While some of the earlier protesters had condemned the 300 Soviet SS-20 missiles targeted on Western Europe, the organizers of Thursday's rally have tried to block all mention of Moscow's arms buildup. As a result, what emerged last year as a groundswell of popular feeling opposed to nuclear weapons is now being exploited by West...
...timing of this public announcement in support of a nuclear freeze during Commencement week coincides with antinuclear activity sweeping across the country, which will culminate this Saturday in a demonstration expected to draw more than a half million marchers to a United Nations Special Session on Nuclear Disarmament...
...political activism, Michael D. Tanzer '57, an avowed leftist, yesterday told about 40 people that involvement in political causes has always been "an ongoing Harvard tradition." He noted that while he was a student, the "concerns were McCarthysim, civil rights legislation, a hands-off Cuba movement and even antinuclear sentiment...
Whether these statesmanlike proclamations will quell the antinuclear protests that are scheduled to greet Reagan at each stop is unclear. A disarmament rally in London's Hyde Park on the day before Reagan arrives is expected to draw 200,000 people. In Bonn, a demonstration that has been planned since March may attract as many...