Atom bomb Quote by William D. Leahy

It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against…

— William D. Leahy

The use of [the atomic bombs] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already…

— William D. Leahy

I had been conscious of depression and so I voiced to (Sec. Of War Stimson) my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's…

— Paul Nitze

If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.

— Albert Einstein

“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

I was against it on two counts. First, the Japanese were ready to surrender, and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gamergate gave birth to a new kind of celebrity troll, men who made money and built their careers by destroying women's reputations.

— Brianna Wu

The mere existence of atomic weapons implies the possibility of their use.

— Georgy Zhukov

We had been frightened of atomic weapons since 1945. In those days I became convinced - and remain convinced now - that, after Hitler,…

— Martin Niemoller

Quite often ... these little guys, who might be making atomic weapons or who might be guilty of some human rights violation ... are…

— Jimmy Carter

So far as I can see the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained mankind for ages.

— Mahatma Gandhi