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George Wald

There is nothing worth having that can he obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating.

George Wald

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George Wald is saying that nuclear war cannot achieve any valuable goal, whether physical possessions or beliefs, because it destroys everything it touches. He emphasizes that such a conflict ultimately harms those involved more than it helps, making it completely counterproductive.

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