Born-again generals: too late for moral absolution.
The Humanist › Vol. 57 Nbr. 2, March 1997
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Retired generals call for an end to nuclear weapons - Column
Sixty retired US generals came out publicly against the continued reliance on nuclear weapons. Although the generals' anti-nuclear stance is welcome, they should have expressed their opinions earlier. If they had taken a strong position while on active duty, their opinions would have held more weight.See the full content of this document
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Born-again generals: too late for moral absolution.
On December 4, 1996, the Washington Post ran a front page story about a group of some sixty retired U.S. and non U.S. generals and admirals--led by G. Lee Butler, former commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, and Andrew J. Goodpaster, former supreme allied commander in Europe--who were about to issue a public declaration calling for the global abolit...
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