Full context of that speech is here: http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB195/ … Nixon/Kissinger had detailed plans to used nuclear weapons in Vietnam
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@HeerJeet Kissinger had been an advocate of nuclear weapons in Indochina since the Eisenhower administration. Ike allowed talk but vetoed it
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@HeerJeet Wow. Were they going to fill in the rest of p. 14 later? -
@professorshih yeah, Nixon was going to ad lib that part.
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@HeerJeet Good Lord. This would be delivered by the guy who sabotaged LBJ's peace talks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Was Nixon unusual among Presidents in having these "contingency speeches" ready? Or are his just more examined/available?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Love how butt hurt Nixon/the US comes off as by being rightly referred to as a “bellicose, brutal and cunning imperialist”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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