“The emphasis is deliberate. This deterrent is more efficient since in most practical cases deterrents destroy populations—not decision makers.”
The Magnum Opus; On Thermonuclear War
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Herman Kahn 27
American futurist 1922–1983Related quotes

Source: Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice (2006), p. 112

"We, the Androgynes of the World" (July 7th, 1950)
Radically Gay: Gay Liberation in the words of its Founder (1996)
The Political Economy of the New Left : An Outsider's View (1971), p. 39
Variant translation: In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city — except for bombing.
As quoted in “The Rise, Fall and Revival of Swedish Rent Control” by Sven Rydenfelt, in Rent Control : Myths and Realities (1981) edited by Walter Block and Edgar Olsen, pp. 213, 230

§5.4
Notation as a Tool of Thought (1979)
Source: 1940s - 1950s, Introduction to Operations Research (1957), p. 7

Speech https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1955-03-01/debates/ae81a20b-68e7-42d0-8cbb-d9589f53fc0d/Defence#1896 in the House of Commons (1 March 1955)
Post-war years (1945–1955)