Wernher von Braun — "We knew that we had created a new means of warfare, and the question as to what …"

We knew that we had created a new means of warfare, and the question as to what nation, to what victorious nation we were willing to entrust this brainchild of ours was a moral decision more than anything else. We wanted to see the world spared another conflict such as Germany had just been through, and we felt that only by surrendering such a weapon to people who are guided by the Bible could such an assurance to the world be best secured.
Wernher von Braun — Wernher von Braun Modern · Rocket engineer, space program

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Explaining his decision to surrender to American forces after WWII, attempting to frame it as a moral choice.

Date: Post-WWII (cited in 1999 book)

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