“In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law which governs survival in war as in life ... To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it; the best chance of overcoming such obstruction is to have a plan that can be easily varied to fit the circumstances met.” WarProblemLawCoursesForceChanceEnemyPlansMilitaryFitCircumstancesMetsSurvivalOvercomingAccountsPracticalsAlternativesOpposingAdaptabilityObstruction Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“We still have many shortcomings and failures to fulfill the Party's demands, especially as regards the liquidation in some of our people of survivals of the accursed past in consciousness and conduct and the fulfillment of the demands of our Soviet ethics and military discipline.” PeopleStillsPastPartyConsciousnessMilitaryDisciplineDemandSurvivalEthicsRegardFulfillmentSovietShortcomingsMilitary Discipline Author:Filipp Golikov
“For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.” IfsShouldUseForceInterestMilitaryEssentialsSurvivalPreparedIncludingBe PreparedWellbeingMilitary Force Author:Graham T. Allison
“In a moment of crisis, of which there are all too many, Russian military planners may conclude that lacking a deterrent, the only hope of survival is a first strike - which means the end for all of us.” MeanMomentsMilitarySurvivalCrisis Author:Noam Chomsky
“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? ... The end of living and the beginning of survival.” EndsSkyLandMilitarySurvivalSellsWarmthLand And Water Author:Chief Seattle
“Despite the dazzling successes of modern technology and the unprecedented power of modern military systems, they suffer from a common and catastrophic fault. While providing us with a bountiful supply of food, with great industrial plants, with high-speed transportation, and with military weapons of unprecedented power, they threaten our very survival.” SufferingCommonTechnologyModernMilitaryWeaponsSurvivalPlantFaultsSpeedDespiteProvidingTransportationUnprecedentedDazzlingHigh SpeedModern TechnologyMilitary Weapons Book:science and survival Source: science and survival
“You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.” PeopleFeelsKindSometimesTalkingMilitarySurvivalIranRegimesDeep DownKnowledgeableAnalystsPeople TalkingTheocracy Author:Hillary Clinton
“Senator McGovern is very sincere when he says that he will try to cut the military budget by 30%. And this is to drive a knife in the heart of Israel... Jews don't like big military budgets. But it is now an interest of the Jews to have a large and powerful military establishment in the United States... American Jews who care about the survival of the state of Israel have to say, no, we don't want to cut the military budget, it is important to keep that military budget big, so that we can defend Israel.” WantTryingHeartImportantStatesBigsCareInterestUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesCuttingMilitarySurvivalJewIsraelBudgetsSincereKnivesEstablishmentSenatorsWho CaresMilitary Budget Author:Irving Kristol