“A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security.” ShouldInterestSecurityHealthyResourcesVarietyNational SecurityCompetingPrecedence Book:The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking Source: The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking
“Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs.” ThinkingNeedsFirstsSocialMilitaryResourcesProgramDefenseBudgetsWelfareBest PlaceSocial WelfareMilitary BudgetWelfare Programs Book:Thinking Unth 80SP Source: Thinking Unth 80SP
“To the extent that these advanced weapons or their components are treated as articles of commerce, perhaps for peaceful uses as in the Plowshare program, their cost would be well within the resources available to many large private organizations.” WellsUseWould BeCostWeaponsResourcesProgramOrganizationAvailableTreatedPeacefulArticlesCommerceComponents Author:Herman Kahn
