“Teller contended, not implausibly, that hydrogen bombs keep the peace, or at least prevent thermonuclear war, because the consequences of warfare between nuclear powers are now too dangerous. We haven't had a nuclear war yet, have we? But all such arguments assume that the nuclear-armed nations are and always will be, without exception, rational actors, and that bouts of anger and revenge and madness will never overtake their leaders (or military and secret police officers in charge of nuclear weapons). In the century of Hitler and Stalin, this seems ingenuous.” WarSeemsActorsNationsSecretLeaderCenturyMilitaryDangerousHavensWeaponsConsequenceArgumentMadnessPoliceAssumingRevengeNuclearRationalBombsExceptionOfficersNuclear WeaponsWarfarePolice OfficerNuclear WarHydrogenNuclear PowerSecret PoliceHydrogen Bomb Author:Carl Sagan
“The North Korean regime remains one of the world's leading proliferator of missile technology, including transfers to Iran and Syria. The transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat to the United States, and we would hold North Korea fully accountable of the consequences of such action.” WorldStatesWould BeActionUnitedTechnologyUnited StatesMaterialsWeaponsConsequenceRemainsThreatIncludingNuclearGravesUsaIranRegimesNuclear WeaponsEntitySyriaKoreaNorth KoreaTransfersMissilesKoreanNorth Korean Author:George W. Bush
“As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is a risk that they will be used. And the consequences of their use would be catastrophic. This realization has led to increased engagement, not least through the humanitarian initiative. We must now use this broad engagement to garner support and to push for real results in the disarmament field.” LongRealUseWould BeUsedResultsSupportRiskFieldsWeaponsConsequenceHumanitarianNuclearRealizationBroadsEngagementInitiativeNuclear WeaponsDisarmament Author:Margot Wallstrom
“Over the last years we've seen the consequences of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy. Leading from behind is a disaster. We have abandoned and alienated our friends and allies, and our enemies are stronger. Radical Islam is on the rise, Iran's on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon, China is waging cyber warfare against America.” YearsLastsAmericaBehindsEnemyPolicyWeaponsConsequenceStrongerClintonIslamChinaNuclearDisasterRadicalIranAlliesAbandonedForeign PolicyNuclear WeaponsLast YearWarfareVergeCyberRadical IslamCyber Warfare Author:Ted Cruz
“I think Pakistan was not a factor in terms of decision India to obtain nuclear weapon. Because there was no talk of Pakistan having any capability. The main factor was China. And the international prestige that China was getting as a consequence of having its own nuclear weapons.” ThinkingTermDecisionWeaponsConsequenceIndiaInternationalChinaNuclearFactorsCapabilityNuclear WeaponsPakistanPrestige Author:Subramanian Swamy
“I'm very pleased we got that nuclear agreement. It puts a lid on the nuclear weapons program. We have to enforce it, there have to be consequences attached to it. But that is not our only problem with Iran.” ProblemWeaponsConsequenceProgramNuclearAgreementIranNuclear Weapons Author:Hillary Clinton
“We do have the nuclear weapons agreement with Iran, that's an enforcement consequence, action for action, follow on. We have a plan, we will watch them, we will be vigilant.” ActionWatchesPlansWeaponsConsequenceNuclearAgreementIranNuclear WeaponsEnforcementVigilant Author:Hillary Clinton
“North Korea and China have proposed what sounds like a pretty sensible option that North Korea should end its development of nuclear weapons, the US should stop carrying out hostile military maneuvers on the North Korean border. The US immediately rejected it. Modernization program is a very clear example of how security doesn't matter. There is no gain in security but massive overkill of the adversary's deterrent capacity. The only consequence of it is to elicit the likelihood of a preemptive attack. And a preemptive attack leads to a nuclear winter world.” WorldSecurityMilitaryConsequenceProgramWinterSensibleNuclear WeaponsRejectedNorth KoreaKoreanNorth Korean Author:Noam Chomsky
“Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies, upped the stakes.” TvsWeaponsConsequenceNuclearTendenciesStakesNuclear Weapons Author:David Foster Wallace