A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.

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For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in...

For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in...

Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral...

Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral...

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 surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less...

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less...

Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as...

Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years,...

My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years,...

A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing...

A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing...

I'm against ignorance.

I'm against ignorance.

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...

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.

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...

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...

I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

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...

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they...

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they...