Nuclear weapons Quote by Charles Horner

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

— John Spratt

The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country…

— Daisaku Ikeda

The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.

— Antonio Guterres

“The driver of deterrence success is not nuclear weapons, it is nuclear posture. Nuclear weapons may deter, but they deter unequally.”

— Vipin Narang

The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing.

— Jon Bon Jovi

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Some amount of fear of nuclear weapons is necessary for nuclear deterrence to work.

— Michael Shellenberger

Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.

— Shimon Peres

All nations that have nuclear weapons think that they are responsible and it is the other guys who are irresponsible.

— Joseph Cirincione

People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their…

— Ban Ki-moon

“Increasing public awareness of risks of nuclear conflict is the core element of any successful nuclear-weapons-free world strategy.”

— Amit Ray

The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.

— Anonymous