“Believe me, after the destruction of Chinese nuclear sites by our missiles, there won't be much time for the Americans to choose between the defense of their Chinese allies and peaceful co-existence with us.” BelieveWarExistenceColdDestructionDefenseNuclearPeacefulChineseAlliesBelieve In MeSiteCold WarMissiles Author:Leonid Brezhnev
“Mutually Assured Destruction, MAD, works only as long as it works; it does not know what to do if deterrence fails, for it envisions no defensive capabilities. A deterrent works until it is needed; then one needs defenses.” IfsKnowsNeedsLongDoeWarPeaceFailingNeededDestructionMadDefenseWorking ItCapabilityAssuredDeterrentDeterrenceMutually Assured Destruction Author:Jerry Pournelle
“When we get to the point, as we one day will, that both sides know that in any outbreak of general hostilities, regardless of the element of surprise, destruction will be both reciprocal and complete, possibly we will have sense enough to meet at the conference table with the understanding that the era of armaments has ended and the human race must conform its actions to this truth or die.” KnowsHumansWarEnoughActionDiesUnderstandingSidesRaceOne DayElementsDestructionTablesSurpriseDefenseErasHuman RaceConformBoth SidesConferencesHostilityReciprocalArmamentOutbreaksElement Of Surprise Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“We will stand mighty for peace and freedom and maintain a strong defense against terror and destruction. Our children will sleep free from the threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.” ChildrenStrongSleepWeaponsDestructionOur ChildrenThreatTerrorDefenseNuclearChemicalsBiological Weapons Author:William J. Clinton
“We will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite challenge. We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is spared new horrors.” ChallengesCenturyHorrorWeaponsMassWeaknessDestructionDefenseInvitesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:George W. Bush
“The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders. Remaining silent about the destruction of nature is an endorsement of that destruction.” NeedsIdeasDestructionSilentDefenseWildernessDefendersEndorsementsRemaining SilentDestruction Of Nature Author:Edward Abbey
“If you want to find weapons of destruction, you can find them all over the place. Take, say, Israel. There is a very great concern right now about proliferation of nuclear weapons, as there should be. Israel has a couple of hundred nuclear weapons and also chemical and biological weapons. This stockpile is not only a threat in itself but encourages others to proliferate in reaction and in self-defense. Is anybody saying anything about this?” IfsWantShouldSelfCoupleRight NowWeaponsHundredConcernDestructionThreatIsraelDefenseNuclearReactionsChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSelf DefenseProliferationBiological Weapons Author:Noam Chomsky
“Because there is global insecurity, nations are engaged in a mad arms race, spending billions of dollars wastefully on instruments of destruction, when millions are starving. And yet, just a fraction of what is expended so obscenely on defense budgets would make the difference in enabling God's children to fill their stomachs, be educated, and given the chance to lead fulfilled and happy lives.” ChildrenRealGivenNationsDifferencesChanceRacePovertyMillionsArmsDestructionInstrumentsMadDollarsEducationalSpendingDefenseBillionsEducatedBudgetsEngagedInsecurityHappy LifeFulfilledStarvingFractionsEnablingEnding PovertyArms RaceRoot CauseWorld PovertyHunger And PovertyHunger PovertyCauses Of PovertyGlobal Poverty Author:Desmond Tutu
“The president of the United States and the secretary of defense would not assert as plainly and bluntly as they have that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction if it was not true, and if they did not have a solid basis for saying it.” IfsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsMassDestructionBasesIraqDefenseSecretaryWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Ari Fleischer