Building Quote by Dianne Feinstein

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

— John Spratt

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

As long as we rationalize nuclear weapons as "necessary" in order to save American lives, then nuclear weapons will never be gotten rid of.

— Bernard Lown

We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

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

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter. The mission of deterrence to make all parties in possession of nuclear weapons never, ever use…

— Rick Wilson

The fact is, I see no compelling reason why we should not unilaterally get rid of our nuclear weapons. To maintain them is costly…

— Paul Nitze

Nuclear weapons remain a costly distraction from the real security threats we face, like climate change.

— Caroline Lucas

We are spending hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining 5,000 nuclear weapons. I think we need major reform in the military, making it more…

— Bernie Sanders

Nuclear weapons are the ideal middle-class weapons for Americans. They provide massive amounts of deterrence on the cheap.

— John Mearsheimer

We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

— George Wald

Nuclear weapons are the scourge of the earth; to mine for them, manufacture them, deploy them, use them, is a curse against God, the…

— Philip Berrigan