A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security.

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In a world which is armed to its teeth with nuclear weapons, every quarrel or...

In a world which is armed to its teeth with nuclear weapons, every quarrel or...

Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.

Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.

From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the...

From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the...

I am against the whole cliche of the moment.

I am against the whole cliche of the moment.

New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that...

New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that...

Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur,...

Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur,...

The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases...

The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases...

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and...

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and...

I'm against fashionable thinking.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

Many people believe that the current system must inevitably end in total annihilation. They reject,...

Many people believe that the current system must inevitably end in total annihilation. They reject,...

There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition,...

There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition,...

To the extent that these advanced weapons or their components are treated as articles of...

To the extent that these advanced weapons or their components are treated as articles of...

Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as...

Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as...

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of...

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of...

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies...

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies...

Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high...

Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high...

Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations,...

Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations,...

Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.

Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II...

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II...

I'm against ignorance.

I'm against ignorance.