Albert Einstein, whose ideas were the basis for the development of nuclear weapons, predicted that World War IV would be fought with
A) even more destructive nuclear weapons.
B) low yield tactical nuclear weapons that would devastate an enemy without causing widespread devastation.
C) electromagnetic pulse weapons capable of shutting down all communication.
D) sticks and stones.
E) conventional weapons.

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Einstein famously speculated that if a World War III were to occur with nuclear weapons, the subsequent World War IV would be fought with primitive weapons like sticks and stones, implying a regression to a more primitive state of warfare due to the destruction caused by nuclear conflict.

Albert Einstein, Whose Ideas Were the Basis for the Development