Paul Nitze
Paul Nitze
Paul Henry Nitzewas a high-ranking United States government official who helped shape Cold War defense policy over the course of numerous presidential administrations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 January 1907
CountryUnited States of America
wise thinking compelling-reason
The fact is, I see no compelling reason why we should not unilaterally get rid of our nuclear weapons. To maintain them is costly and adds nothing to our security. I can think of no circumstances under which it would be wise for the United States to use nuclear weapons, even in retaliation for their prior use against us. What, for example, would our targets be? It is impossible to conceive of a target that could be hit without large-scale destruction of many innocent people?
goal peaceful progress
The ultimate goal of the whole policy of peaceful co-existence was to make progress on the basic goal laid down by Lenin of a world largely composed of socialist, communist states, in which the Soviet Union would be the prime mover.