“Native annalists may look sadly back from the future on that period when we had the atomic bomb and the Russians didn't. Or when the Russians had aquired (through connivance and treachery of Westerns with warped minds) the atomic bomb - and yet still didn't have any stockpile of the weapons. That was the era when we might have destroyed Russia completely and not even skinned our elbows doing it.” MindLooksMayStillsMightPeriodsWeaponsRussiaDestroyedErasBombsNativeElbowsAtomic BombTreachery Author:Curtis LeMay
“I think there are many times when it would be most efficient to use nuclear weapons. However, the public opinion in this country and throughout the world throw up their hands in horror when you mention nuclear weapons, just because of the propaganda that's been fed to them.” ThinkingWorldCountryUseHandsWould BeOpinionHorrorWeaponsNuclearPropagandaFedsEfficientNuclear WeaponsPublic Opinion Author:Curtis LeMay
“You [President Kennedy] have made some pretty strong statements about their being defensive and that we would take action against offensive weapons. I think that a blockade and political talk would be considered by a lot of our friends and neutrals as being a pretty weak response to this [the Cuban missile crisis]. And I'm sure a lot of our own citizens would feel that way too. In other words, you're in a pretty bad fix at the present time.” ThinkingWayFeelsMadeWarWould BeActionPoliticalStrongPresidentColdCitizensWeaponsWeakCrisisResponseStatementsOffensiveCold WarMissilesCubanPresent TimePresident KennedyBlockadesCuban Missile Crisis Author:Curtis LeMay
