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Von Neumann once said of the Soviets: “If you say why not bomb them tomorrow, I say why not today? If you say today at five o' clock, I say why not one o' clock
by philwelch 5y ago
Von Neumann once said of the Soviets: “If you say why not bomb them tomorrow, I say why not today? If you say today at five o' clock, I say why not one o' clock?”
- Koshkin 5y agoThis almost sounds like sarcasm.
- SquishyPanda23 5y agoHe also described himself as "violently anti-communist, and much more militaristic than the norm". In that context it doesn't sound as sarcastic.
- thedailymail 5y agoVon Neumann's nuclear bellicosity is interesting to compare to Norbert Wiener's post-Hiroshima pacifism. Wiener was no fan of communism, but he seemed to suspect global thermonuclear war would not turn out well. Von Neumann apparently thought such a conflict could be won unilaterally.
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