It could be said that his Divine Majesty the God Emperor of all Mankind lives by the credo "Take off and Nuke the Entire site from orbit."
Yet he also understands that this must be the weapon of last resort. There are after all only a finite number of life sustaining planets in the galaxy and none must be needlessly wasted since nobody is making any new ones. Thus he shows his wisdom in the use of the scalpel that is the Astartes Legions rather than the sledgehammer that is Exterminatus.
It could be said that his Divine Majesty the God Emperor of all Mankind lives by the credo "Take off and Nuke the Entire site from orbit."
Yet he also understands that this must be the weapon of last resort. There are after all only a finite number of life sustaining planets in the galaxy and none must be needlessly wasted since nobody is making any new ones. Thus he shows his wisdom in the use of the scalpel that is the Astartes Legions rather than the sledgehammer that is Exterminatus.