As I understand it, there had been about two months during the Eisenhower presidency, where a group tried to urged the administration towards a first strike. An

As I understand it, there had been about two months during the Eisenhower presidency, where a group tried to urged the administration towards a first strike. And, again, as I understand it, von Neumann played a prominent role in this. At least, this is what I was referring to. (Compare Eisenhower's remarks on the military industrial complex in this context.)