John Erickson
Paul Dukes looks back at the life and career of Professor John Erickson.
One of the many stories about John Erickson is of him finding out in Moscow during the Cold War years that a new journal on nuclear strategy was being published there. He asked if he could take a look at it. No, he was told, sorry, it’s classified, but we do send a copy to the Pentagon. Why don’t you ask about it there? This he duly did on his next visit to Washington, and received the same answer – sorry, it’s classified. But he persisted and did get permission to see the journal after all.
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