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2018-10-08 Southeast Asia

US general made preparations behind president's back to nuke Vietnam, declassified memo shows

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Think Barry Goldwater originated the idea using nukes in Vietnam.....that is why they called him "Barry the bomber"...

Posted by crazyhorse 2018-10-08 10:56|| 2018-10-08 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Freeman Dyson in his book Disturbing the Universe attended one such meeting at the Pentagon. During the presentation on using tactical nukes in Vietnam without provoking the USSR. An officer slipped him a note saying, "Nuke the gooks, and polite the whites" Yet say most didn't think this was a great idea.

Posted by Thrise Shomble3667 2018-10-08 11:48|| 2018-10-08 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Wasn't this the same time frame they were talking about using nukes to dig another Panama (Atlantic-Pacific) canal?

Posted by P2kontheroad 2018-10-08 19:14|| 2018-10-08 19:14|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Ummmm, yeah, no.

This was known thirty years ago, and it wasn't behind the President's back - it was put together as a matter of giving the Man all the options that were available, but it was quashed right quickly by the President's advisors.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-10-08 20:38|| 2018-10-08 20:38|| Front Page Top

#5 The squishes always mistake "plan for" for "plan to". Or maybe they don't but hope they can fool the gullible.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2018-10-08 21:45|| 2018-10-08 21:45|| Front Page Top

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