Bombs Quote by George F. Kennan

There is nothing worth having that can be obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend.…

— George Wald

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 only use for an atomic bomb is to keep somebody else from using one. It can give us no protection-only the doubtful satisfaction…

— George Wald

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

It is such a supreme folly to believe that nuclear weapons are deadly only if they're used.

— Arundhati Roy

The sole purpose of nuclear weapons must be to deter their use by others.

— Dianne Feinstein

The only use for an atomic bomb is to keep somebody else from using one.

— George Wald

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

— Joseph Rotblat

The nature of nuclear weapons makes it impossible to either ban the bomb or wipe out an enemy's arsenal. Nuclear deterrence was unavoidable.

— Michael Shellenberger

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

— Antonio Guterres

This weapon the atomic bomb has added an additional responsibility-or, better, an additional incentive-to find a sound basis for lasting peace. It provides an…

— Leslie Groves

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