Atomic bomb Quote by Stephen Ambrose

Growing up during the Cold War period, I always found that, although we always thought that the world would end in some sort of…

— George Clooney

When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious…

— Graham T. Allison

“many Americans feared that nuclear war was just around the corner.”

— Jacob Smith

“History's long rhythm of challenges and response, of solutions that breed new crises, is not to be interrupted. But the Cold War left one…

— Martin Walker

We won the Cold War because we showed nuclear vigilance and diligence.

— Chuck Fleischmann

Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

World War II and the ensuing Cold War compelled the United States to develop a sustained commitment to Western Europe and the Far East.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I distinctly remember the vivacious optimism that inundated the United States when the Soviet Union imploded in the early 1990s. This was not glee…

— Eskinder Nega

After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As…

— Frank Gaffney

In America, it was decided to attempt the production of atomic bombs with an effort that would constitute a large part of the collective…

— Werner Heisenberg

Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people…

— James Buchan

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and…

— J. Robert Oppenheimer