“Almost everyone seems concerned with the need to relax tension. However, relaxation of tension, which everyone thinks is good, is not easily distinguished from relaxing ones guard, which almost everyone thinks is bad. Relaxation, like Miltown, is not an end in itself. Not all danger comes from tension. The reverse relation, to be tense where there is danger, is only rational.”
Quote by Albert Wohlstetter
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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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