Dr. Pronab K. Chowdhury refers to Theodore N. Kaufman’s 1941 book, “Germany Must
Perish,” to draw a direct parallel between Kaufman’s extremist proposals and Albert Einstein’s
advocacy for the atomic bomb. The author uses this reference to justify his claim that Einstein’s
actions were motivated by a deep-seated “tribal hatred” for the German people rather than pure
humanitarian concern 1-3.
The author explains the reference through the following points:
● Parallels in “Genocidal” Thinking: The author notes that in his book, Kaufman
proposed a program of forced sterilization for the entire German population (men up to
age 65 and women up to 45) 2. Kaufman argued this was necessary to protect
European and world humanity from the “barbaric and aggressive” German nation 2.
Chowdhury asserts that Einstein followed an “analogous” path by planning to
“incinerate” the German population—including women, children, and the elderly—using
the American atomic bomb to save the world from Hitler 3.
● Justification for Total Destruction: The author suggests that both Kaufman and
Einstein viewed the destruction or neutralization of the German people as a legitimate
means to achieve global peace 2, 3. He characterizes Einstein as a “sponsor of
genocidal weapons” who urged President Roosevelt to develop the bomb specifically
to “mass murder” the Germans he had hated his entire life 4.
● Timing of the Hatred: Chowdhury emphasizes that Einstein signed the 1939 letter to
FDR—which he calls the birth of “genocidal weapons”—before the mass murder of
Jews (the Holocaust) had even begun 4. By referring to Kaufman’s book, the author
frames Einstein’s anti-German sentiment not as a response to the Holocaust, but as a
pre-existing “racial” or “tribal” hostility that sought the total elimination of a rival
population 1, 4.
● A “Weapon of the Mind”: Within the framework of Evolutionary Anthropodynamics,
the author views both Kaufman’s rhetoric and Einstein’s scientific advocacy as part of a
larger 20th-century trend where intellectual elites used their “brand names” to promote
the destruction of those they deemed “barbaric” or evolutionary obstacles 2, 5.
In summary, the author refers to Germany Must Perish to categorize Einstein’s sponsorship of
the atomic bomb as a premeditated act of tribal vengeance against the German people,
mirroring Kaufman’s call for their biological extinction 3, 4.
