Able Quote by Dave Barry

The Russians are not going to do what we want them to do because we want them to do it.

— Brent Scowcroft

The point is, once they have a missile that can hit the United States, we are now back in the kind of game we…

— Lawrence Eagleburger

When I turn on the TV in Russia I see a general calmly claiming that our missiles are ahead of the latest American models…

— Vladimir Sorokin

What if free people could live secure in the knowledge that their security did not rest upon the threat of instant U.S. retaliation to…

— Ronald Reagan

We must make clear that the United States will not tolerate hostile Russian activities against us or our allies.

— Richard Burr

These missiles [Cruise and Pershing II] represent a new generation of missiles whose deployment will help give NATO first-strike capability. With this first-strike strategy,…

— Petra Kelly

The Russians don't make determinations about what our defense posture is.

— Barack Obama

The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.

— Bob Schaffer

We have become used to the missiles being among us. We don't think about what they can do.

— David Dellinger

In a crisis, we will destroy exactly the weapons. Russia will never again fight on its own territory .

— Sergey Karaganov

If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.

— Donald Rumsfeld

You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out.

— Mikhail Gorbachev