Colonel Larry D. New, US Air Force (Høsten 1996). «Clausewitz's Theory: On War and Its Application Today». Airpower Journal(engelsk). The Air University (US Air Force). Arkivert fra originalen 26. september 2014. Besøkt 6. april 2015. «Clausewitz stated, "The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish . . . the kind of war on which they are embarking." [...] With the advent of nuclear weapons and sophisticated biological and chemical weapons, or weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the United States has relied on these weapons as a deterrent to those with similar capabilities. At the same time, we have withheld their use, viewing them as a last-resort measure to be employed only when our survival is at stake.»
Colonel Larry D. New, US Air Force (Høsten 1996). «Clausewitz's Theory: On War and Its Application Today». Airpower Journal(engelsk). The Air University (US Air Force). Arkivert fra originalen 26. september 2014. Besøkt 6. april 2015. «Clausewitz stated, "The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish . . . the kind of war on which they are embarking." [...] With the advent of nuclear weapons and sophisticated biological and chemical weapons, or weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the United States has relied on these weapons as a deterrent to those with similar capabilities. At the same time, we have withheld their use, viewing them as a last-resort measure to be employed only when our survival is at stake.»
