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Lauris Norstad
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“Let us be under no illusion; military forces today are not designed to wage war; their purpose is to prevent it. There will be no campaigns like the old ones, with victory at the end of a long and balanced struggle; total war today can only mean total destruction.”
Lauris Norstad (1907–1988) first seen 1982 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Force V: The history of Britain's airborne deterrent, by Andrew Brookes. Jane's Publishing Co Ltd; First Edition 1 Jan. 1982, , p.1.