“Our enemy is Al Qaeda and its allies, people who have publicly said they wish to attack the United States again, people who have publicly called on nuclear physicists and engineers to help them gain access to nuclear weapons, which, as the whole world knows, Pakistan has.” PeopleKnowsWorldSaidStatesWholeHelpingWishUnitedEnemyUnited StatesWeaponsGainsAccessNuclearWhole WorldAlsAlliesNuclear WeaponsEngineersPakistanPhysicistAl Qaeda Author:Richard Holbrooke
“The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.” CountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesShareWeaponsConcernProgramNuclearNuclear WeaponsOther CountriesOngoingKoreaNorth Korea Author:Mitchell Reiss
“Seventeen years after the Cold War, how can it be in the Unites States' national security interest for the President of Russia to have only a few minutes to decide whether to fire his nuclear weapons or lose them in response to what could be a false warning?” YearsWarStatesPresidentInterestLosesFireMinutesSecurityPolicyColdWeaponsResponseNuclearRussiaWarningNuclear WeaponsCold WarNational SecuritySeventeenNuclear Bomb Author:Sam Nunn
“The danger of terrorists and rogue states is compounded by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.” StatesDangerWeaponsNuclearTerroristChemicalsNuclear WeaponsRoguesProliferation Author:Joe Lieberman
“So while there is no evidence at all that Iran has any significant quantity of nuclear material or any nuclear weapons, Iran is a much more difficult nuclear issue to resolve for the United States.” StatesDifficultUnitedUnited StatesIssuesMaterialsWeaponsEvidenceNuclearSignificantIranResolveQuantityNuclear Weapons Author:Joseph Cirincione
“The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United States and to the Persian Gulf region.” StatesCommunityUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsDirectThreatIncludingInternationalNuclearPursuitRegionsRegimesNuclear WeaponsIranianPersianInternational CommunityPersian Gulf Author:Condoleezza Rice