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John Kennedy told France's Charles de Gaulle that the U.S. would nuke the Soviet Union if it ever attacked Europe. De Gaulle never believed him, and indeed Kennedy wept one day when contemplating a possible confrontation with the Soviets over Berlin. Jimmy Carter sat straight-backed in his chair in the Oval Office a couple of years ago and insisted that he could order a nuclear attack. None of his listeners thought he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Launching an Armageddon | 3/29/1982 | See Source »

While the anti-nuke advertisement published recently is the first political statement to be signed by a majority of the school's community, the message follows a pattern of activism established in earlier decades...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: A Pocket of Progressivism | 2/26/1982 | See Source »

...only city liberals, however, have been jumping on the anti-nuke banwagon during this year's campaign. Perceiving the overwhelming popularity of the city's disarmament pamphlet, nearly every incumbent city councilor has attempted to grab a share of the credit for its distribution. city councilors can only gain from supporting students' efforts to stop nuclear research at MIT, Harvard and private laboratories. Because of the non-binding status of Question #3, as well as the potential unconstitutionality of banning all nuclear studies, most older voters will probably shrug off this issue with a laugh...

Author: By Andre C. Karp, | Title: Deciding the City's Foreign Policy And Other Weighty Matters | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

...must have seemed pretty funny, actually, to all the Cadets; these nerdy Hahvahd preps coming down to challenge the backbone of America's defense in a game of football. The plebes thought up the slogan "Nuke the Preppies!" and everybody at West Point got a real kick out of that...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: This is Next Year for Cadet Squad; Army Has 15-10 Upset to Remember | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

Wanted: a nice home for a 192,000-lb. nuke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MX'ed Feelings About Missiles | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

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