Arsenal Quote by Harry S Truman

The atom bomb was no “great decision.” It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire…

— Harry S. Truman

The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the…

— Joseph Rotblat

The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God.

— Phyllis Schlafly

A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of…

— Leo Szilard

Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.

— John Boyd Orr

Dropping of the atomic bomb was the main subject of conversation for many years and so people had very strong feelings about it on…

— Freeman Dyson

Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy.

— Mahatma Gandhi

If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Peace through superior violence inevitably leads to the atom bomb and all that it stands for.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The atomic bomb provoked a specific accident.

— Paul Virilio

“Contrary to Stimson’s highly influential but totally misleading account in Harper’s in February 1947, “The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb”—written for Stimson by…

— Daniel Ellsberg

Japan suffered terribly from the atomic bomb but never adopted a pose of moral superiority, implying: 'We would never have done it!' The Japanese…

— George Mikes