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Nuclear Weapons Quotes

On the weight of the world's most dangerous arsenals.

These nuclear weapons quotes trace how the technology spread from one Country to the next, and the lasting weight carried by the one nation that actually suffered their use.

Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.

Quotes by Yoshiro Mori

We've already seen proliferation. We started it with Britain, then France. Then we benignly let the Israelis do it. The Pakistanis and the Indians have recently done it. The Chinese have nuclear weapons.

Quotes by William Odom

The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.

Quotes by Tony Blair

Achieve Quotes

Under both international and domestic law, the United States is authorized to have nuclear weapons.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

It's very difficult to convince other countries that they shouldn't pursue nuclear weapons programs if we ourselves are actively developing a component of a strategic defense system.

Quotes by Steven Weinberg

We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to protect our forces and achieve our objectives.

Quotes by Robert McNamara

And I thought about the psychic numbing involved in strategic projections of using hydrogen bombs or nuclear weapons of any kind. And I also thought about ways in which all of us undergo what could be called the numbing of...

Quotes by Robert Jay Lifton

Against Quotes

A nuclear program has arguably worked as a deterrent for North Korea and other states - would Moammar Gadhafi have been deposed and summarily killed if Libya had had nuclear weapons? Iranians might not think so.

Quotes by Richard Engel

The no-first-use policy for nuclear weapons was a well thought out stand... We don't intend to reverse it.

Quotes by Rajnath Singh

Concrete steps are needed to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in military plans, doctrines, and policies.

Quotes by Peter Maurer

I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.

Quotes by Mohamed ElBaradei

The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.

Quotes by Mitchell Reiss

Country Quotes

The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern.

Quotes by Mitchell Reiss

It's very certain that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons for offensive purposes. They don't need nuclear weapons to defend their own country.

Quotes by Kim Young-sam

Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science are likely to produce.

Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one.

Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

This means that the only function of nuclear weapons, while they exist, is to deter a nuclear attack.

Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

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We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

Quotes by John Spratt

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical event anchors this topic?
One quote centers on the country that directly suffered the effects of nuclear weapons, giving the topic its most personal perspective.
Do these quotes describe how proliferation happened?
Yes, one traces a chain of nations acquiring nuclear weapons over time, one after another.
Is the threat of chemical and biological arms discussed here, not just nuclear?
Yes, one quote raises the broader danger of chemical, biological, and nuclear capability combined, not nuclear arms in isolation.
Does any quote take a firm stance against possession?
Yes, one argues plainly that a single nation holding them is already more than the world can afford.
How does this topic relate to Country quotes?
This topic is centered specifically on nuclear weapons, while our Country quotes cover national identity and belonging more broadly.

Others argue simply that a single nation possessing them is already more than the world should tolerate. Read more in our Achieve and Against quotes.