Civilians Quote by John Burroughs

People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their…

— Ban Ki-moon

The purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter. The mission of deterrence to make all parties in possession of nuclear weapons never, ever use…

— Rick Wilson

It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of…

— Alan Dershowitz

The nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils.

— Lord Mountbatten

No, the United States does not target civilians.

— Anonymous

The fact is, I see no compelling reason why we should not unilaterally get rid of our nuclear weapons. To maintain them is costly…

— Paul Nitze

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to protect our forces and achieve our objectives.

— Robert McNamara

There is only one way to get rid of nuclear weapons... use them.

— Rush Limbaugh

The sole purpose of nuclear weapons must be to deter their use by others.

— Dianne Feinstein

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation…

— Oscar Arias

It is my view that there is no sensible military use for nuclear weapons, whether "strategic" weapons, "tactical" weapons, "theatre" weapons, weapons at sea…

— Noel Gayler

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