In a world which is armed to its teeth with nuclear weapons, every quarrel or difference of opinion may lead to violence… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages. — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years, but that their use is much more… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity. — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
The objective of nuclear-weapons policy should not be solely to decrease the number of weapons in the world, but to make the… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons. — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur, and, if at all possible, they will… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the earth's ozone layer or, less likely, could… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
As for total disarmament, there are almost 50,000 nuclear weapons in the world today; even if they were banned, not all would… — Herman Kahn Copy Share Image
Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral. — Herman Kahn Copy Share
World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race. — Herman Kahn Copy Share
For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
“The common contaminated foods which would be the major source of Sr-90 might be classified into five grades- A, B, C, D, and E...… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion. — Herman Kahn Copy Share
For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
It may literally turn out that a Hottentot, an educated and literate Hottentot it is true, but one who is a member of a… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that was most dangerous, and even conducive to accidental war. — Herman Kahn Copy Share
To the extent that these advanced weapons or their components are treated as articles of commerce, perhaps for peaceful uses as in the Plowshare… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons. — Herman Kahn Copy Share
In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood… — Herman Kahn Copy Share
