In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite…

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

I'm against ignorance.

I'm against ignorance.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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.