Saving The World From Nuclear War: The June 12, 1982, Disarmament Rally And Beyond (Johns Hopkins Nuclear History And Contemporary Affairs)

On June 12, 1982, more than a million people gathered in Central Park for the disarmament rally to end all disarmament rallies." Timed to coincide with and show support for the United Nations Second Special Session on disarmament, the demonstration demanded an end to the global nuclear arms race. This historic event represents the height of the antinuclear movement, and was (at that time) the largest mass protest in American history, easily larger than those in opposition to the Vietnam War. The author has written a compact history of the event - not only the day itself, but the months of planning and logistics work that made it so successful"--

• | Author: Vincent J. Intondi
• | Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 07, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 152 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1421446405
• | ISBN-13: 9781421446400