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Weapons Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons. When we put an end to nuclear tests,…
- The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than any…
- All nuclear material in weapons programmes must be subject one day to binding international verification.
- Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international…
- I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary-General to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. I also visited Nagasaki. Sadly, we…
- I take very seriously my responsibility as Secretary-General to make sure that the United Nations is doing everything it can to uphold the universal prohibition…
- I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the ongoing debate over…
- We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all…
- The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international…
- Weapons of mass destruction violate more than individual lives - they cross international borders and jeopardize all people. They also drain resources that could be…
- Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century. Progress in this vital area will help generate momentum to meet our goal of eliminating…
- People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination…
- We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons.
- When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons.
- A world free of nuclear weapons will be safer and more prosperous.
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- I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel
- The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. — Jose Maria Aznar
- I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of… — Peter Abelard
- When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are… — Scilla Elworthy
- The notion that somehow or another they'll (Iran) put it in a picnic basket and hand it to some terrorist group is… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can.… — Dalai Lama
- I'm not going to fight in the physical with physical weapons, because it's not a physical fight. I'm going to fight with… — Stephen Baldwin