Conventional Quote by Helmut Schmidt

“Nuclear deterrence will remain a vital aspect of security. or Nuclear deterrence will have a smaller role in future security. Sources are split in…

— Sam J. Tangredi

With respect to the relationship between nuclear weapons and the advent of détente, one has to consider two things. One, the nature of nuclear…

— Henry A. Kissinger

Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear…

— Joseph Rotblat

Reducing the nuclear danger will require a universal, consistent opposition to all forms of weapons development

— David Cortright

If we want our nuclear stockpile to truly serve the interests of our country in a strategic, balanced manner, we have to change course.…

— Dianne Feinstein

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

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in…

— John F. Kennedy

Nuclear weapons are considered the ultimate deterrent for good reason: Adversaries are unlikely to threaten the existence of a nuclear-armed state, especially one with…

— John Mearsheimer

It is deterrence that has prevented the use of nuclear weapons by all states that possess them since 1945.

— Tom Malinowski

Nuclear weapons continue to occupy a unique place in global security affairs. No other weapons, in my opinion, anyway, match their potential for prompt…

— C. Robert Kehler

“The driver of deterrence success is not nuclear weapons, it is nuclear posture. Nuclear weapons may deter, but they deter unequally.”

— Vipin Narang

The best way for any state to deter a rival from using its nuclear arsenal for political gain is to have its own nuclear…

— John Mearsheimer