Nuclear weapons Quotes · Page 7

The spread of nuclear weapons is the greatest threat facing the country-and I would argue facing humanity.

— Joe Biden

I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that…

— Ed Miliband

“The nuclear weapons on board just one of our Trident submarines contain eight times the firepower expended in all of World War…

— John Allen Paulos

If there was a market in mass-produced portable nuclear weapons, we'd market them, too.

— Alan Sugar

Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.

— Barack Obama

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

— Tony Blair

You have North Korea, you have nuclear weapons, and China could solve that problem. And they're not helping us at all.

— Donald Trump

In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose…

— Andrei Sakharov

The alternative, no limits on Iran's nuclear program, no inspections, an Iran that's closer to a nuclear weapon, the risk of regional…

— Barack Obama

It was because of my deep concerns about nuclear weapons that I went to Hiroshima. And then I was astounded in Hiroshima…

— Robert Jay Lifton

If the militarily most powerful and least threatened states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to…

— Joseph Rotblat

The professed function of the nuclear weapons on each side is to prevent the other side from using their nuclear weapons. If…

— Carl Sagan

We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against…

— Mordechai Vanunu

It is time for the rest of the world to join ... in demanding that ALL the nuclear weapons states -including Israel,…

— Daniel Ellsberg

I do not understand the unilateralists. If they hated nuclear weapons as much as I do they would want them down in…

— Margaret Thatcher

I actually believe we are the superior gender. Why are we superior? Statistically, we outlive men by a good 10 years. No…

— Twinkle Khanna

It is clear that there are reasons for discontent in Iran - economic and political reasons. We have told the Iranian leadership…

— Sigmar Gabriel

Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was…

— Barack Obama

Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian…

— Hillary Clinton

The bottom line on nuclear weapons is that when the president gives the order, it must be followed. There's about four minutes…

— Hillary Clinton

Peace is not just the absence of war and conflict; it goes well beyond that. Peace must be fostered within the individual,…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

The list of American grievances is long: Pakistan developed nuclear weapons while promising the United States that it would not; the United…

— Husain Haqqani

The violence of the Left is symbolic, the injuries are not intended. The violence of the Right is real - directed at…

— George Carlin

We're fundamentally opposed to the expansion of nuclear-weapons arsenals. This is why we have proposed the formation of an unbiased organization and…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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

— Rajnath Singh

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

— Robert McNamara

If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming.

— Satish Kumar

As long as nuclear weapons exist, the chances of survival of the human species are quite slight.

— Noam Chomsky

I see nuclear weapons as the ultimate evil, not just evil, but the ultimate evil with the potential to make life unlivable…

— Bernard Lown

But beyond all that, the question that is continually begged is why isn't America leading the way toward total abolition of nuclear…

— Dennis Kucinich

To me, nuclear weapons are the secret crisis of our time. Frankly, everyone needs to reread John Hersey's 'Hiroshima.'

— Erik Larson

There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.

— Irwin Redlener

“Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies.”

— David Foster Wallace

We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.

— Daisaku Ikeda

Two other personality traits could also make more likely [Donald] Trump's use of nuclear weapons: his impulsiveness and his lack of predictability.

— Donald Trump

The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

[Donald] Trump was born on June 14, 1946, less than a year after the first and, thus far, only nuclear weapons were…

— David Krieger

The danger of terrorists and rogue states is compounded by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

— Joe Lieberman

So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.

— Daisaku Ikeda

Engaging in diplomacy with Iran and putting an end to their nuclear weapons program was the right thing to do.

— Jan Schakowsky