“Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country's road to reconstruction and development” ChildrenCountryWholeLyingWaitingSilenceMillionsFieldsDevelopmentWeaponsObstaclesInnocentVillageBuriedLivelihoodCultivationReconstructionLandmines Author:Kofi Annan
“The European arguments against the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act demonstrate that "some Europeans have never lost faith in appeasement as a way of life. It is clear that Iran is cynically manipulating gullible (or equally cynical) Europeans to advance its development of weapons of mass destruction.” WayLostClearDevelopmentWeaponsMassArgumentDestructionIranCynicalCynicismSanctionsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionLibyaCynicGullibleAppeasementLost Faith Author:John Bolton
“In a world where millions of human beings live in extreme poverty, die of malnutrition and lack medical care, where pandemics continue to kill, it is imperative to pursue good faith disarmament negotiations and to shift budgets away from weapons production, war-mongering, surveillance of private persons and devote available resources to address global challenges including humanitarian relief, environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, prevention of pandemics, and the development of a green economy.” WorldHumansPersonsWarCareDiesChallengesHuman BeingsPovertyMillionsEconomyDevelopmentWeaponsResourcesGreenClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeIncludingProductionsAvailableExtremesProtectionHumanitarianMedicalPursueBudgetsReliefAddressesGet AwayNegotiationAdaptationImperativesSurveillanceDisarmamentPreventionEnvironmental ProtectionMalnutritionMedical CareGood FaithPandemicsExtreme PovertyGreen Economy Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“I don't want to use the term "nuclear weapons" because those people in Iran who have authority say they are not building nuclear weapons. I make an appeal to the countries who do have nuclear weapons. They don't consider them a nuclear threat. But let's say a country that doesn't have nuclear weapons gets involved in building them, then they are told by those that already have nuclear weapons that they oppose [such a development]. Where is the justice in that?” PeopleWantCountryUseTermJusticeBuildingDevelopmentInvolvedAuthorityWeaponsThreatNuclearAppealsIranNuclear WeaponsGet Involved Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“Iran's Supreme Court has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons. President [Hassan] Rouhani has indicated Iran will never develop nuclear weapons. I've made clear that we respect the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of Iran meeting its obligations.” PeopleMadeEnergyPresidentClearDevelopmentWeaponsCourtMeetingsAccessNuclearSupremeObligationPeacefulIranNuclear WeaponsSupreme CourtIranianNuclear EnergyHassan Author:Barack Obama
“The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement. [Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLittlesEvilJusticeDevelopmentInternetWeaponsCourtDetailsTrialsJudgementOpennessFairnessCivil Society Author:Ai Weiwei
“We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.” StepsDevelopmentWeaponsNuclearNuclear WeaponsModernization Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“We assess that there is no significant threat to the UK from nuclear weapons at present, but developments continue to be monitored closely. We remain committed to limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons through our international treaty obligations, and national programmes.” DevelopmentWeaponsThreatInternationalCommittedNuclearSignificantObligationNuclear WeaponsTreatiesProgrammesProliferation Author:Geoff Hoon
“Pakistan will never be able to match the Indian militarily and the effort to do so is taking an immense toll on the society. It's also extremely dangerous with all the weapons development.” AbleEffortDangerousDevelopmentWeaponsIndianImmensePakistanTolls Author:Noam Chomsky
“Russia is modernizing its nuclear systems. They're moving toward more effective tactical nuclear systems. They're moving toward delivery systems designed to evade anti-ballistic missile defenses. The Russians are investing, by the way, in robotic weapons, including a potential robotic tank. Their investment in new technology, I suspect, outweighs all of the European defense research and development spending combined.” WayMovingTechnologyDevelopmentWeaponsResearchInvestmentIncludingInvestingSpendingDefenseNuclearRussiaSuspectsTanksMissilesDeliveryNew TechnologyRoboticsResearch And DevelopmentTacticalMissile Defense Author:Newt Gingrich
“Pakistan will never be able to match the Indian militarily and the effort to do so is taking an immense toll on the society. It's also extremely dangerous with all the weapons development. The two countries have already come close to nuclear confrontation twice and this could get worse. So dealing with the relationship with India is extremely important.” TwoImportantCountryAbleEffortDangerousDevelopmentWeaponsIndiaNuclearIndianImmensePakistanConfrontationTollsTwo Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.” Has BeensMadeCountryProcessTechnologyDevelopmentWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqEngagedRegionsSaddamHusseinLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionMockeryIraq WarInspectionWmdGulf WarDemocratic ProcessWmds In IraqDemocratic CountryHe Lied Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.” PersonsInspiringDevelopmentWeapons Author:Nelson Mandela
“The fact that no limits exist to the destructiveness of this weapon [the 'Super', i.e. the hydrogen bomb] makes its very existence and the knowledge of its construction a danger to humanity as a whole. It is necessarily an evil thing considered in any light. For these reasons, we believe it important for the President of the United States to tell the American public and the world what we think is wrong on fundamental ethical principles to initiate the development of such a weapon.” ThinkingWorldBelieveImportantStatesReasonWholeFactsLightHumanityEvilPresidentUnitedExistencePrinciplesUnited StatesDangerDevelopmentLimitsWeaponsFundamentalsBombsEthicalConstructionInitiateHydrogenEvil ThingsDestructivenessHydrogen BombEthical Principles Author:Enrico Fermi