I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

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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,...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

I'm against fashionable thinking.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...