Als Quote by Paul Cellucci
“We know that if al Queda or one of these terrorist organizations were to get a weapon of mass destruction from Iraq, that they would have no hesitation about using it to catastrophic consequences; the potential is for hundreds of thousands of casualties.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: National Security briefing, 2002
Terrorists obtaining WMDs would cause massive casualties; urgency is critical.
In simple terms: WMDs in terrorists' hands cause catastrophe.
Prevent weapon proliferation.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy making
- intelligence work
- public safety
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards can stop WMD access?
- How to balance security and liberty?
Proliferation is hard to stop.