Talk:Albert Wohlstetter

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[edit] Proper citation

Although the French writers who penned the article on Wohlstetter and Strauss are mentioned, and a link given, the article is a bit close to their original writing to forgo the use of quotation marks. I am guessing that Wikipedia is a bit more rigourous on this issue and does not cotton to what amounts to cut and paste? --Social theorist 08:53, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] please edit intro sentence

The Wiki entry for Albert Wohlstetter starts "was a...major intellectual force behind the efforts to stop the spread of nuclear arms..."

and explains later in the article:

"Wohlstetter proposed on the contrary a 'graduated deterrence,' i.e. the acceptance of limited wars, possibly using tactical nuclear arms, together with 'smart' precision-guided weapons capable of hitting the enemy's military apparatus."

Readers would be well served by the incorporation of the info in the latter quote into the introductory sentence.

I'd do it, but I'm blocked from editing.

[edit] citation

I don't know how to add footnotes, but the bit about Perle dating Wohlstetter's daughter comes from The Wizards of Armageddon by Fred Kaplan. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gerling (talk • contribs) 02:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC).