William W. Kaufmann
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1918 – 2008
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Who was William W. Kaufmann?
William Weed Kaufmann was an American nuclear strategist and adviser to seven defense secretaries, who advocated for a shift from the strategy of massive retaliation against the Soviet Union in the event of a nuclear strike.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1918
Manhattan - Also known as
- William Kaufmann
- William Weed Kaufmann
- William Kaufmann
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Doctorate, Yale University
International Studies
( - 1948) - Choate Rosemary Hall
- Doctorate, Yale University
- Lived in
- Cambridge
( - 2008/12/14)
- Cambridge
- Died
- Dec 14, 2008
Woburn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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