Since I do not foresee that atomic energy will prove to be a boon within the near future, I have to say that, for the present, it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order to its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, undoubtedly would not happen.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-American physicist

“Einstein on the Atomic Bomb,” Interview with Raymond Swing, Atlantic (Nov 1945)
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