Robert McNamara on Disproportionate Suffering in War – Powerful Quotes

„Killing 50% to 90% of the people of 67 Japanese cities and then bombing them with two nuclear bombs is not proportional, in the minds of some people, to the objectives we were trying to achieve.“

Robert McNamaraRobert McNamara questions the moral proportionality of the atomic bombings in World War II in his quote.
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Robert McNamara was an American politician and manager, known as the US Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968.

This quote prompts reflection on the human costs of warfare and questions whether such actions can be justified by political objectives.


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Quote by Robert McNamara about disproportionate suffering in war involving Japanese cities and nuclear bombs

Robert Strange McNamara (1916–2009) was an American business executive and politician. He served as Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, playing a key role in Vietnam War policies and modernizing the US defense apparatus.

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