In 1967, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. began to speak out against the Vietnam War. During his speeches, including his address entitled "Beyond Vietnam" given at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he called for a cease-fire and truce with Vietnam. He expressed concerns that money spent on this war should be spent on domestic programs within the United States. He disapproved of black soldiers being sent to Southeast Asia to fight for freedoms that they did not have in their own country. He likened the United States involvement in the area to imperialism. He was deeply concerned about the physical casualties of the war. Finally, he believed that man was morally at risk for participating in a war that continued to encourage armament and the possible use of nuclear weapons.