Talk:Nuke and pave

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Is there evidence of this term being used, coming from places other than Wikipedia mirrors? Friday (talk) 13:58, 5 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes &mdash; a quick Google demonstrates this (e.g.,, , , , , , etc.). --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 14:56, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Ahh, you're certainly right, not sure why I didn't see that before. I removed the bit about the kid who allegedly invented the term (how would we know?) but yeah it sure does seem to be in use.  Do you think this is a merge candiate?  Surely there are other terms for the same practice, also?  Friday (talk) 15:02, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

You're probably right, yes, though I don't know the area well enough to know what would be a candidate for a merge. I couldn't find any reference to of Quimby, except for one page that mentioned "nuke and pave" and Mayor Quimby from the Simpsons... --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 21:58, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Probably not that relevant now, but I sincerely doubt this kid (as far as I can tell he's an undergrad or barely graduated from a search on his name) had much to do with this phrase. I know for certain that I first heard it used at least 13 years ago by IT grads and undergrads that I was friends with. So it was at least in general use for them in the UK back in the early to mid 90s. Not a phrase I've heard for a while but that was certainly when I first heard it used. 82.2.154.1 22:53, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Nixon quote?
Isn't "nuke and pave" from a quote by Richard Nixon? The way I heard it he said something about nuking a country, paving it over, painting stripes and turning it into a parking lot. I don't have any sources for that though, I'm afraid. Could be just a myth. If it's correct I thought it ought to be mentioned in the article though.--Mickel (talk) 16:35, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * That was Reagan about Vietnam, but he didn't mention "nuking" the place, just paving. Without a solid source, that's going to be improper synthesis. p.s. "It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas." --Ronald Reagan when candidate for Governor of California, interviewed in the Fresno Bee, October 10, 1965 Fences  &amp;  Windows  23:26, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * That looks like a source to me! :) --82.182.132.58 (talk) 08:36, 12 November 2009 (UTC)