Challenges Quote by Spencer Abraham

The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. Theyve changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.

— Spencer Abraham

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

Nuclear proliferation has never entirely been brought under control, and the arsenals of nuclear powers contain bombs far more powerful than those dropped on…

— Margaret MacMillan

The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there…

— Naoto Kan

One of the most serious [challenges] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are being consumed…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Despite the establishment of a peaceful post-Cold War order, proliferation continued. Nuclear risks became more diverse.

— Fumio Kishida

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

I was not a hard-liner against nuclear, because I viewed that as perhaps the only way we might keep the lights on another 25…

— James Howard Kunstler

The basic problem with the Non-Proliferation Treaty is there's no teeth in it, no penalties for countries that don't comply. Worse, as you say,…

— Kenneth M. Pollack

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

We have to be extremely vigilant and extremely careful when it comes to nuclear. Nuclear changes the whole ball game.

— Donald Trump

Nuclear weapons remain a costly distraction from the real security threats we face, like climate change.

— Caroline Lucas