Arsenal Quote by Gerhard Schroder

A drastic reduction in weapons competition following a general release from the commitment to the Cold War would be sharply in conflict with the…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout…

— Joseph Rotblat

The atomic weapons race and the secrecy surrounding it crushed American democracy. It induced us to conduct government according to lies. It distorted justice.…

— Stewart Udall

The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the…

— Robert D. Kaplan

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

Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nuclear arsenals. Each of them…

— Joseph Rotblat

Despite the establishment of a peaceful post-Cold War order, proliferation continued. Nuclear risks became more diverse.

— Fumio Kishida

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

— Caroline Lucas

The risk of an all-out nuclear holocaust destroying all life on the planet has diminished, but the danger of actual nuclear weapons use has…

— David Cortright

The truth emerging from this scattered picture of nuclear proliferation is simple: there is a stronger chance of a nuclear bomb being used now…

— Johann Hari

If we made atomic bombs, we would bring about a terrible change in the world. Who knows what would happen from this?

— Werner Heisenberg

We have a chance to wind down and expedite the removal of 96 percent of the world's nuclear weapons. What an achievement it would…

— Dianne Feinstein