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“We must contemplate some extremely unpleasant possibilities, just because we want to avoid them and achieve something better. Nobody, however, likes to think about anything unpleasant, even to avoid it. And so the crucial problem of thermonuclear war is frequently dispatched with the label 'War is unthinkable' -- which, translated freely, means we don't want to think about it.”

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Albert Wohlstetter

Albert Wohlstetter was a prominent American strategic analyst during the Cold War period. His research covered a wide range of areas, including nuclear weapons, international relations, and national security, which had a profound impact on U.S. foreign and military policy. more

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