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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 31 quotes by Herman Kahn Herman Kahn Kahn on May 11, 1965. Born February 15, 1922 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA Died July 7, 1983(1983-07-07) (aged 61) Chappaqua, New York, USA Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., Physics) California Institute of Technology (M.S.) Occupation Futurist Military strategist Systems theorist Known for On Thermonuclear War Herman Kahn (February 15, 1922 – July 7, 1983) was a founder of the Hudson Institute and one... Read full biography of Herman Kahn → 1 2 3 Ctrl → World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race. 0 Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale, to dynamism, to consensus, and in general to... → 0 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... → 0 For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking about how to fight... → 0 Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by... → 0 From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the earth's ozone layer or, less likely, could bring on a... → 0 Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality. 0 The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going... → 0 In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a... → 0 Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion. 0 I'm against fashionable thinking. 0 The objective of nuclear-weapons policy should not be solely to decrease the number of weapons in the world, but to make the world safer - which is... → 0 Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral. 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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