The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God. — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
I had become an atheist at the age of thirteen, when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. — Paul Krassner Copy Share Image
“In no other type of warfare does the advantage lie so heavily with the aggressor.” — James Franck Copy Share Image
The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
My piece in One World or None was the description of the effect of a single atomic bomb on New York City. — Philip Morrison Copy Share Image
The atomic bomb embodies the results of a combination genius and patience as remarkable as any in the history of mankind. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“I am an atheist, but as far as blowing up the world in a nuclear war goes, I tell them not to… — Fred Hoyle Copy Share Image
To talk of atomic energy in terms of atomic bombs is like talking of electricity in terms of the electric chair. — Pyotr Kapitsa Copy Share Image
Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The news that Richard had been identified as the Night Stalker hit El Paso like an atomic bomb. At 11:15 Friday evening,… — Philip Carlo Copy Share Image
“There was once a big atomic bomb That wanted to be a bullet. His friends all asked why, when he was such… — Tuli Kupferberg Copy Share Image
In 1957, with the arms race in full swing, the Department of Defense had decided it was just a matter of time… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Dropping of the atomic bomb was the main subject of conversation for many years and so people had very strong feelings about… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
“The Nobel Peace Prize to end all peace prizes should have been given to Robert Oppenheimer and his fellow architects of the… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
If surrender could have been brought about in May, 1945, or even in June or July, before the entrance of Soviet Russia… — Joseph Grew Copy Share Image
The people of Hiroshima went to work at once to restore human society in the aftermath of the great atomic flood. They… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
Our goal there, in my view, is to work and lean strongly on China to put as much pressure. China is one… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Haven’t you grasped the significance of this discovery? In the Telluric Navel you place the most powerful valve, which enables you to… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
But when you come right down to it, the reason that we did this job is because it was an organic necessity.… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
So far as I can see, the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained for ages. There used to… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“In the name of Christ, Protestant pastors belong to fascist groups. In the name of Christ, Catholic bishops sympathise with the aims… — Joachim Kahl Copy Share Image
Since the advent of the atomic bomb, the United States has always needed two kinds of enemies. On one level, it has… — Michael Ruppert Copy Share Image
People in the United States don't like to hear it, but puritanical Islam has been on the rise because of our unequivocal… — Khaled Abou El Fadl Copy Share Image
“But,” he said, “but how the hell innocent is a man who helps make a thing like an atomic bomb? And how… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilárd , which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“On the ethics of war the Quran and the New Testament are worlds apart. Whereas Jesus tells us to turn the other… — Stephen Prothero Copy Share Image
“Castle Bravo had been built according to the “Teller-Ulam” scheme—named for its co-designers, Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam—which meant, unlike with the… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Winterson didn't want her body resurrected because she had never, ever loved it, not even for a single minute of a… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“In 1967, the second resolution to the cat problem was formulated by Nobel laureate Eugene Wigner, whose work was pivotal in laying… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“If we do not stop these mar-makers not,...it will soon be too late. We are the only nation that can halt this… — James Aldridge Copy Share Image
“I do not know the substance of the considerations and recommendations which Dr. Szilárd proposes to submit to you,” Einstein wrote. “The… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“If you think atomic explosions in Asia wouldn't affect Americans, consider this. A study published in Scientific American in 2010 looked at… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image