"As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions which they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept—if you desire peace prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense."
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Speech in Strasbourg (11 May 1979), quoted in The Times (8 March 1980), p. 13
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Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he became the final Viceroy of the British Raj before decolonization and oversaw the Partition of India. He then served various roles in the British Armed Forces and NATO. He was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while on a yachting
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