Einstein's View on War
Einstein’s Views on War
Einstein’s life was naturally filled with interviews and questions because of his knowledge on a lot of scientific topics. One of the more personal topic questions he answered, on multiple occasions, was his view on war. During the interviews, Einstein would talk about his hatred of war and the mistake he made that ultimately led to the atomic bomb to be built and used. In order to avoid talking about the bad things about war, Einstein enjoyed describing what life would be like if there were no war. Einstein stated in an interview how people wouldn’t be financially stricken during the war because there wouldn’t be a war and that would mean that they didn’t need to fund for all the weapons and supplies in order for a war to take place. His idea to begin the movement to abolish war would be to voice your disgust and opinions about the war. “Einstein says he made only one great mistake in his life…when he signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made” (378). The letter to President Roosevelt talked about how Germany and the other Axis powers were conceivably able to build an atom bomb and how he would handle the situation if it were in his hands. Six years later, the Americans produced an atom bomb and then thousands of lives were taken away. This completely went against what Einstein believed in which was pacifism. He later made it very clear that he was ashamed of signing the letter to the then President. After the war, Einstein was interviewed about the Arms Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The main topic that he chose to discuss was how to stop the fighting and conflict. His solution: Tell the conflicting nations to stop the fighting and focus on their own countries. If this doesn’t work, come to an agreement to trust each other give up violence in order for life to be easier. He ended his interview by saying that trust is not only needed between nations, but also between
Einstein’s life was naturally filled with interviews and questions because of his knowledge on a lot of scientific topics. One of the more personal topic questions he answered, on multiple occasions, was his view on war. During the interviews, Einstein would talk about his hatred of war and the mistake he made that ultimately led to the atomic bomb to be built and used. In order to avoid talking about the bad things about war, Einstein enjoyed describing what life would be like if there were no war. Einstein stated in an interview how people wouldn’t be financially stricken during the war because there wouldn’t be a war and that would mean that they didn’t need to fund for all the weapons and supplies in order for a war to take place. His idea to begin the movement to abolish war would be to voice your disgust and opinions about the war. “Einstein says he made only one great mistake in his life…when he signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made” (378). The letter to President Roosevelt talked about how Germany and the other Axis powers were conceivably able to build an atom bomb and how he would handle the situation if it were in his hands. Six years later, the Americans produced an atom bomb and then thousands of lives were taken away. This completely went against what Einstein believed in which was pacifism. He later made it very clear that he was ashamed of signing the letter to the then President. After the war, Einstein was interviewed about the Arms Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The main topic that he chose to discuss was how to stop the fighting and conflict. His solution: Tell the conflicting nations to stop the fighting and focus on their own countries. If this doesn’t work, come to an agreement to trust each other give up violence in order for life to be easier. He ended his interview by saying that trust is not only needed between nations, but also between