New evidence that Nixon sabotaged 1968 Vietnam peace deal
As far as I can tell, Nixon was a complete nutjob. Here he is on the possibility of nuking Vietnam (via Alex Wellerstein):<p>> But my favorite quotes are from Nixon about Vietnam. During a spring offensive by the North Vietnamese in 1972, Nixon told Kissinger:<p>>> We’re going to do it. I’m going to destroy the goddamn country, believe me, I mean destroy it if necessary. And let me say, even the nuclear weapons if necessary. It isn’t necessary. But, you know, what I mean is, what shows you the extent to which I’m willing to go. By a nuclear weapon, I mean that we will bomb the living bejeezus out of North Vietnam and then if anybody interferes we will threaten the nuclear weapons.<p>> A week later, he continued to a somewhat horrified Kissinger:<p>>> Nixon: I’d rather use the nuclear bomb. Have you got that ready?<p>>> Kissinger: That, I think, would just be too much.<p>>> Nixon: A nuclear bomb, does that bother you?… I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ’s sake! The only place where you and I disagree is with regard to the bombing. You’re so goddamned concerned about civilians, and I don’t give a damn. I don’t care.<p>>> Kissinger: I’m concerned about the civilians because I don’t want the world to be mobilized against you as a butcher.<p><a href="http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/10/25/nixon-and-the-bomb/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/10/25/nixon-and-the-bomb...</a>