Abolition Quote by Jonathan Schell

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

We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by…

— Ban Ki-moon

We're not just discussing limits on a further increase of nuclear weapons; we seek, instead, to reduce their number. We seek the total elimination…

— Ronald Reagan

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

A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.

— Margaret Thatcher

Nuclear weaponry, of course, would be the be-all, end-all of just too many people in too many parts of our planet.

— Sarah Palin

The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than…

— Ban Ki-moon

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

We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.

— John Spratt

As for total disarmament, there are almost 50,000 nuclear weapons in the world today; even if they were banned, not all would be destroyed.

— Herman Kahn

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

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

— Robert McNamara