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*'''7''' [[Paul Nitze]] writes to Senator [[John Sparkman]] criticising Warnke nomination.<ref name="Sanders206">Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.206.</ref> | *'''7''' [[Paul Nitze]] writes to Senator [[John Sparkman]] criticising Warnke nomination.<ref name="Sanders206">Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.206.</ref> | ||
| + | *'''8-9''' Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearings on Warnke nomination. Nitze testifies that the Soviets look on "weakness as weakness and not be respected."<ref name="Sanders207">Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.207.</ref> | ||
| + | *Following the Warnke hearings, the [[Emergency Coalition Against Unilateral Disarmament]] is formed to oppose the nomination, bringing together supporters of the [[Coalition for a Democratic Majority]] with activists from the [[New Right]].<ref name="Sanders208">Jerry W. Sanders, ''Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment'', South End Press, 1983, p.208.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 14 November 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
January
- 10 - Henry Kissinger states "I do not believe the Soviet Union is achieving military superiority over the United States", contradicting Team B analysts.[1]
- 19 - Outgoing US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claims, in line with Team B analysis, that Soviets appear to be aiming at war-fighting rather than deterrence.[1]
- 30 - Publication of a report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, criticising Team B's charges. New York Times reports that Carter administration will nominate Paul Warnke to direct the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. A memo opposing Warnke by Penn Kemble and Joshua Muravchik of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority will begin to circulate anonymously around this time.[2]
February
- 7 Paul Nitze writes to Senator John Sparkman criticising Warnke nomination.[3]
- 8-9 Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearings on Warnke nomination. Nitze testifies that the Soviets look on "weakness as weakness and not be respected."[4]
- Following the Warnke hearings, the Emergency Coalition Against Unilateral Disarmament is formed to oppose the nomination, bringing together supporters of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority with activists from the New Right.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.203.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.204.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.206.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.207.
- ↑ Jerry W. Sanders, Peddlers of Crisis: The Committee on the Present Danger and the Politics of Containment, South End Press, 1983, p.208.
