Ambitious Quote by George H. W. Bush

“The USA and the Soviet Union each had the ability to annihilate the other. Therefore- in theory at least-neither of these growling superpowers would…

— Mal Peet

I think Russia is dangerous, not a superpower. I know what the president is trying to say. I worked for him for five years,…

— Michael McFaul

Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one…

— Vladimir Putin

It is absolutely important that we have a unified alliance and that we explain to the Russians that you cannot be a 21st-century superpower,…

— Barack Obama

We are seeking to avoid a new Cold War, avoid a new arms race, and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive…

— Jens Stoltenberg

We shouldn't overdramatize the current disagreements with the Russians. They are real, but they're not really all that threatening. And the notion that we're…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

— Sergey Karaganov

I don't think that we're necessarily going to see the U.S. and Russia becoming out and out military competitors against each other.

— Kimberly Zisk Marten

I'm proud of Russia, that's true. And we have something to be proud of, but we do not have any obsession with being a…

— Vladimir Putin

It has always struck me as the world's great fortune that the two great superpowers were the United States and the Soviet Union, who…

— George Friedman

As we learned during the Cold War, the presence of massive nuclear arsenals does not stop great powers from worrying about conventional force balances…

— John Mearsheimer

The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has…

— Margaret Thatcher