2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Primary Factors [View all]H2O Man
(73,536 posts)After WW2, there were plenty of people -- especially in the military -- who advocated the use of nukes in numerous situations. The more time passed, the less frequent that thought was seriously considered. One would have hoped that by 2000 ad, no American in government would have viewed WMD as a possibility.
Curtis LeMay was a strange human being. Admittedly, all that I have read about him tended to focus on his character from mid-WW2 on. He appears to have become addicted to the thought of causing wide-spread death, on both an impersonal and vicious manner. His mind became twisted. There are some unfortunate similarities between his pathology, and that of Dick Cheney. However, at least one can say that LeMay actually donned a military uniform, and was an active participant in warfare. Cheney is a more cowardly version.