There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition, it was almost entirely on the Soviet side, first to catch up and then to surpass the Americans.

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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,...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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 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...