Joseph Rotblat

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

— Joseph Rotblat

But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms…

— Joseph Rotblat

This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of…

— Joseph Rotblat

Alice Stewart [is] a much underestimated scientist who has been an indomitable challenger of the establishment and a thorn in the flesh…

— Joseph Rotblat

Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nuclear arsenals. Each…

— Joseph Rotblat

We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential…

— Joseph Rotblat

But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons.

— Joseph Rotblat

The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts…

— Joseph Rotblat

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

— Joseph Rotblat

Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the…

— Joseph Rotblat

All nuclear weapon states should now recognize that this is so, and declare - in Treaty form - that they will never…

— Joseph Rotblat

Technology is driving us together. In many ways we are becoming like one family. With the global threats resulting from science and…

— Joseph Rotblat

The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.

— Joseph Rotblat

Whatever system of governance is eventually adopted, it is important that it carries the people with it. We need to convey the…

— Joseph Rotblat

Above all remember your humanity.

— Joseph Rotblat

I have to bring to your notice a terrifying reality: with the development of nuclear weapons Man has acquired, for the first…

— Joseph Rotblat

The cold war is over, but cold war thinking survives.

— Joseph Rotblat

From my earliest days I had a passion for science.

— Joseph Rotblat

I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to…

— Joseph Rotblat

Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of…

— Joseph Rotblat

I appeal to my fellow scientists to remember their responsibility to humanity.

— Joseph Rotblat

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

— Joseph Rotblat

As for the assertion that nuclear weapons prevent wars, how many more wars are needed to refute this arguments? Tens of millions…

— Joseph Rotblat

When the START 2 treaty has been implemented - and remember it has not yet been ratified - we will be left…

— Joseph Rotblat

The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments,…

— Joseph Rotblat