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> WEIZSÄCKER: I think it's dreadful of the Americans to have done it. I think it is madness on their part. > HEISENBERG: One can't say that. One could equally
by mikeash 8y ago
> WEIZSÄCKER: I think it's dreadful of the Americans to have done it. I think it is madness on their part.
> HEISENBERG: One can't say that. One could equally well say "That's the quickest way of ending the war.”
And there’s seven decades’ worth of debate summed up in an instant on the day of the first bombing.
Something to keep in mind next time I feel tempted to argue about it.
- PavlovsCat 8y agoCapitulation could have ended the war even quicker, at the speed of a telegram. Clearly, that cannot be the only criterion. (not seeking to argue with you, I'm replying to Heisenberg so to speak)
- mikeash 8y agoI imagine there’s an implied “with them as the winners” on the end.