My short-term vision is the abolition of nuclear weapons. My long-term vision is the abolition of war. — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the collapse of communism and the… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
All nuclear weapon states should now recognize that this is so, and declare - in Treaty form - that they will never… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
I have to bring to your notice a terrifying reality: with the development of nuclear weapons Man has acquired, for the first… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
If the militarily most powerful and least threatened states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
My worry is that other advances in science may result in other means of mass destruction, maybe more readily available even than… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
When the START 2 treaty has been implemented - and remember it has not yet been ratified - we will be left… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share Image
There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one. — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization. — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
Alice Stewart [is] a much underestimated scientist who has been an indomitable challenger of the establishment and a thorn in the flesh of the… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nuclear arsenals. Each of them… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential for national… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
If the militarily most powerful and least threatened states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
All nuclear weapon states should now recognize that this is so, and declare - in Treaty form - that they will never be the… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
Technology is driving us together. In many ways we are becoming like one family. With the global threats resulting from science and technology, the… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
Whatever system of governance is eventually adopted, it is important that it carries the people with it. We need to convey the message that… — Joseph Rotblat Copy Share
