Hundred Quote by Herman Kahn

People tend to forget about nuclear weapons. We think they are going to remain in silos for the rest of time. As long as…

— Rod Lurie

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

As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is a risk that they will be used. And the consequences of their use would be catastrophic.…

— Margot Wallstrom

There is a clear norm against the spread of nuclear weapons, but there is no consensus or treaty on what, if anything, is to…

— Richard N. Haass

I think there are many times when it would be most efficient to use nuclear weapons. However, the public opinion in this country and…

— Curtis LeMay

When people know we are ready to use nuclear weapons, they're going to back off if we do something aggressive. So basically, nuclear weapons…

— Noam Chomsky

Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Basically [United States and France] said "We will use nuclear weapons whenever it suits our purposes to do so." So this expansion of doctrines…

— John Burroughs

All nuclear weapon states should now recognize that this is so, and declare - in Treaty form - that they will never be the…

— Joseph Rotblat

There tends to be this comfortable assumption that nuclear weapons won't be used, but I don't think that's warranted, and I think we should…

— John Burroughs

Nuclear weapons will not be gotten rid of until the United States confronts the magnitude of the horror, the tragedy, and the long-term suffering…

— Bernard Lown

As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive…

— Mohamed ElBaradei