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Herman Kahn quotes about war

American Scientist February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983

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For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking about how to fight, survive, and terminate a war, should it occur. Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn quote: "Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see..."
Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity. Herman Kahn
In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite our efforts to avoid it. Herman Kahn
The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own. Herman Kahn
From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the earth's ozone layer or, less likely, could bring on a new Ice Age - but there is no suggestion that either the created order or mankind would be destroyed in the process. Herman Kahn
New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that was most dangerous, and even conducive to accidental war. Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn quote: "World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and..."
World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race. Herman Kahn

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