Remembering June 12, 1982

 

 

Today is the 40th anniversary of 1 million marching in NYC demanding an end to nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Did you know there's an organization that works to keep weapons from spreading to space? 

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June 12, 1982 was the day I began paying attention to the war in space issue.

After watching C-SPAN coverage on TV of the huge protest in New York, that event was followed by a speech by President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars chief - Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham.

At the end of his speech, during the Q & A, someone asked Gen. Graham about the big protest in NYC. Was he worried about it?

Gen. Graham replied, 'No I think it's great. They are out there protesting against nuclear weapons and we are moving into space. They don't have a clue. Let them keep doing what they are doing'.

That was the moment that changed my life and turned me into a peace in spacenik.

Bruce