Word: goldwaterism
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Since then, under mounting criticism, Goldwater has constantly tried to clarify his stand, and has consistently succeeded in confusing it. As of now, the fair exposition of his position would be:
>The option to Lemnitzer would be to use "only tactical, not strategic" nuclear weapons. Goldwater has" described these tactical "nukes" as "conventional -any weapon carried by an infantryman or a team of infantrymen." Speaking last month at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Cleveland, he called them "these small...
Dreaming or Leading? Every time Goldwater has spoken on the nuclear issue, his political critics, both Democratic and Republican, have leaped into the argument. Before the Republican Convention in San Francisco, Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton, then running for the G.O.P. presidential nomination himself, asked: "What does it mean...
That is exactly where it should remain, and we Democrats mean to keep it there ... I am disturbed when I hear anyone speak so glibly and loosely on the use of these weapons and who should make the decision to use them.'' The Democratic platform specifically declares: "Control...
Some Strange Blips. Goldwater argues that such critical-area commanders as NATO's Lemnitzer should be given atomic discretion because there is always the possibility that a communications breakdown might consume vital hours before word of a crisis got to Washington. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's civilian Pentagon...