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

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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...

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...

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...

I'm against ignorance.

I'm against ignorance.

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...

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...

It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and...

It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and...

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...

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...

I'm against fashionable thinking.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

I am against the whole cliche of the moment.

I am against the whole cliche of the moment.

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.

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...

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...

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...