Author of "The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner" and "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers."
Berkeley, CA
Joined July 2009
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I strongly urge reading @jonleeanderson’s piece today in @NewYorker- on the murderous repression of opposition in the last 4 months in Nicaragua by the now-despotic, formerly-revolutionary president Daniel Ortega. newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
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There has never been a better article on current nuclear dangers: by @CynthiaLazaroff, who experienced them first-hand this year in the Hawaiian false alert. Includes a nuclear disarmament program for your elected representatives--please share with them. thebulletin.org/2018/08/dawn…
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After 50 years of friendship, it was a pleasure to share a stage with Noam for the first time. Video of our dialogue, with @betsyreed2:
Watch live: Noam Chomsky and @DanielEllsberg are discussing nuclear policy and war tonight in a conversation moderated by Intercept editor-in-chief @betsyreed2. interc.pt/2HsDgHm #doomsdayconvo
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I spoke out and you can too. Tools like @SecureDrop make blowing the whistle easier and safer—and doing so has never been more important. If you agree, donate to @FreedomofPress through @DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Challenge: crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/…
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I'm showing my age in this video--as is the nuclear era. But this piece by @CBSNews on the dangers of the last half century--and right now--could hardly be better! cbsnews.com/video/pentagon-p…
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This interview with my son @MichaelEllsberg makes me proud as a father.
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Our nuclear policy survives only because of military-industrial complex needs, including profit, jobs, retirement for generals and admirals, and campaign donations. Not good reasons when it comes to justifying a Doomsday Machine.
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"I once came to a disarmament press conference at the U.N., and Time had just had a picture on their cover of a terrorist. I showed this picture and I said, 'If I want to see a nuclear terrorist, I just have to look in the mirror.'”
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"I was part of a plan that should never have been made, that was a crime against humanity."
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Audio and video of my talk in Seattle with @dbessner on "The Doomsday Machine"- organized by @THSEA: townhallseattle.org/event/da…
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I've wanted this story of the "Lavender Hill Mob" out for over 40 years. @GarAlperovitz's decision now to reveal his own (key) role, along with others, in the publications of the Pentagon Papers, is a challenge to the Trump/Sessions war on the press.
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