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Leonardo da Vinci was not a pacifist (second paragraph). As linked here on Hacker News, he designed weapons of war and bragged how great they would work, He was
by SCAQTony 11y ago
Leonardo da Vinci was not a pacifist (second paragraph). As linked here on Hacker News, he designed weapons of war and bragged how great they would work, He was essentially an "arms dealer."
In his words:
"...I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were founded on a rock, etc.
Again, I have kinds of mortars; most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke of these cause great terror to the enemy, to his great detriment and confusion. ..."
http://www.theladders.com/career-newsletters/leonardo-da-vinci-resume http://www.theladders.com/career-newsletters/leonardo-da-vin...
- justinhj 11y agoHe was opposed to war but made war machines to pay the bills. Besides there's a certain logic to avoiding war by being more heavily armed than your neighbours.
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- Caprinicus 11y agoWithout nukes the cold war would have probably been significantly warmer
- digi_owl 11y agoOr never gotten off the ground in the first place...
- douche 11y agoBecause Stalin wouldn't have stopped at the Elbe, but pushed on to the Bay of Biscay?
- digi_owl 11y agoBy the time the bomb was tested, Nazi Germany had already surrendered (VE Day, May 8. Trinity test, July 16). And Stalin had already agreed to get involved in Asia. If he wanted to go all the way to the Atlantic, why did he stop at Elbe and spend time negotiating at Potsdam.
- simonebrunozzi 11y agoIt was called "Pax Romana" in Augustus' times.
- jeffwass 11y agoIt's also been suggested he put intentional flaws into his designs to foil warlords who tried to build his machines. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/11/1039379883809.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/11/1039379883809.html