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Vietnam Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

Memories of the Vietnam Moratorium and how it led to the First Earth Day


Earth Day Memories on the 50th Anniversary of the First Earth Day
The Vietnam Moratorium 1969
Earth Day Before and After
Congressman George E. Brown, Mover & Shaker
Modern Environmental Movement, Start Up


Oct 15, 1969, Vietnam Moratorium Day in memory.jpg


Revelations of how the Vietnam Moratorium may have prevented the use of nuclear weapons


StratDem Editor:

As one of the initial organizers of the Vietnam Moratorium Committee in Washington DC, and as an old friend of Daniel Ellsberg from these days, his story has special relevance to me.

Dan Ellsberg's new book, Doomsday Machine, came to me with a personal inscription and reminder of the role of the Moratorium ...


Excerpt from Doomsday Machine:


Daniel Ellsberg: Nixon Almost Took Vietnam War Nuclear In November 1969

“Nuclear targets were picked.”

Ellsberg speculated that the plans would have gone ahead in November 1969.

Instead, a huge demonstration on Oct. 15, 1969, the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, combined a general strike with nationwide protests and teach-ins.

About 2 million people came out to protest across the country, even “little towns that had never protested before,” Ellsberg recalled.

“Without the Moratorium, there would have been an escalation, possibly the use of nuclear weapons in November 1969.”


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