“Hillary [Clinton] had started running a million-dollar ad campaign trying to define [Donald] Trump as temperamentally unfit for the office and intellectually unfit. No experience. It's dangerous to let Trump anywhere near the nuclear codes and the push button and so forth.” TryingRunningMillionsDangerousTrumpOfficeDollarsClintonNuclearCampaignsCodeAdsButtonsMillion Dollars Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I will not sleep fine if Donald Trump wins and I will not sleep fine is Hillary Clinton wins. Whether you are looking at nuclear weapons, whether you are looking at expanding wars and their blowback, which will not stop as long as those wars continue to expand, or whether you're looking at the climate, in my view, we have no choice. This is an existential moment. We are deciding not only what kind of world we will have, but whether we will have a world or not. I think it's very important to get outside this box that tells us we are powerless, when in fact, we are powerful.” IfsThinkingWorldKindLongImportantWarMomentsFactsChoicesWinningSleepViewsPowerfulFineTrumpWeaponsClintonClimateBoxesNuclearNuclear WeaponsExistentialPowerlessExpanding Author:Jill Stein
“[Donald Trump] suggestions that the United States should leave the Pacific and let Japan, South Korea, or whoever else wants to develop nuclear weapons. These are incredibly dangerous ideas that need to be confronted.” WantNeedsShouldIdeasStatesUnitedUnited StatesDangerousTrumpWeaponsSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsSuggestionsKoreaPacificSouth KoreaDangerous Ideas Author:Hillary Clinton
“Just listen to what Mr. [Donald] Trump has to say and make your own judgment with respect to how confident you feel about his ability to manage things like our nuclear triad.” FeelsAbilityTrumpJudgmentNuclearManageJust ListenTriads Author:Barack Obama
“The cavalier casual way that Donald Trump talks about nuclear weapons is not only frightening but it goes counter to more than 70 years of bipartisan, presidential leadership of Republicans and Democrats who believed that we have to prevent other countries from getting nuclear weapons and we have to do what we can to decrease the number of nuclear weapons in the world.” WorldWayYearsCountryNumbersTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratNuclearPresidentialNuclear WeaponsFrighteningOther CountriesCasualDecreaseBipartisanPresidential Leadership Author:Hillary Clinton
“When Donald Trump - star of 'Celebrity Apprentice', the man who brought you Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks, and Trump "University" very likely fraud and fail; and Twitter-hands extraordinaire - is setting up his bobblehead on the desk of the Oval Office and shredding through nuclear codes, you only have yourself to blame.” MenHandsStarsFailingHe ManTrumpOfficeBlameUniversityNuclearSettingSettingsCodeFraudDesksSteakApprenticeVodkaOvalShredding Author:Chrissy Teigen
“Donald Trump is going to take our Army up to 6,000. And Obama and Hillary are going to take it down to 4,200. He is going to take our Marine Corps from 23 battalions to 35 battalions. And he's going to reestablish and modernize our nuclear program.” TrumpProgramArmyNuclearMarineMarine Corps Author:Rudy Giuliani
“We have missiles - nuclear missiles - on hair-trigger alert. We should be in the business of nuclear disarmament right now, which neither of these candidates [Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton] are talking about.” ShouldTalkingHairTrumpRight NowClintonNuclearCandidatesTriggersMissilesDisarmamentNuclear DisarmamentNuclear Missiles Author:Jill Stein
“And then you're going to have a president whose business empire depends on sort of delivering certain policies. For example, one thing that was quoted in the Newsweek report - that his [Donald Trump] pushing policies of nuclear arms for South Korea would actually improve his business network.” CertainPresidentOne ThingPolicyExampleArmsDependsTrumpSouthNuclearReportsEmpiresPushingKoreaDeliveringSouth KoreaNuclear Arms Author:Jill Stein
“The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” IfsHas BeensSaidStatesCareNationsUnitedUnited StatesHeardWorstPolicyTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProliferationSouth Korea Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald Trump] even said, well, you know, if there were nuclear war in East Asia, well, you know, that's fine have a good time, folks.” IfsKnowsWellsSaidWarFineTrumpFolksEastNuclearGood TimesAsiaHaving A Good TimeNuclear WarEast Asia Author:Hillary Clinton
“In fact, [Donald's Trump] cavalier attitude about nuclear weapons is so deeply troubling.” FactsAttitudeTrumpWeaponsNuclearNuclear Weapons Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump believes that the world will be safer if more nations have nuclear weapons. He's said Saudi Arabia should get them, Japan should get them, Korea should get them. And when he was confronted with this and told, wait a minute, terrorists could get those, proliferation could lead to nuclear war, here's what Donald Trump said, and I quote, go ahead, folks, enjoy yourselves.” IfsWorldShouldBelieveSaidWarNationsWaitingEnjoyMinutesTrumpWeaponsFolksNuclearTerroristJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisNuclear WarProliferation Author:Tim Kaine
“Ronald Reagan said something really interesting about nuclear proliferation back in the 1980s. He said the problem with nuclear proliferation is some fool or maniac could trigger a catastrophic event and I think that Donald Trump is exactly who governor Reagan warned about.” ThinkingSaidProblemInterestingEventsFoolTrumpNuclearGovernorsTriggersReally InterestingProliferationManiacsNuclear Proliferation Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump's idea that more nations should get nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea.” ShouldIdeasNationsTrumpWeaponsSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSouth Korea Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump is a person who has been very cavalier, even casual about the use of nuclear weapons.” PersonsHas BeensUseTrumpWeaponsNuclearNuclear WeaponsCasual Author:Hillary Clinton
“The bottom line on nuclear weapons is that when the president gives the order, it must be followed. There's about four minutes between the order being given and the people responsible for launching nuclear weapons to do so. And that's why 10 people who have had that awesome responsibility have come out and, in an unprecedented way, said they would not trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes or to have his finger on the nuclear button.” PeopleWayGivingSaidOrderGivenPresidentLinesResponsibilityFourMinutesTrumpWeaponsResponsibleFingersBottomNuclearCodeNuclear WeaponsButtonsBottom LineUnprecedentedLaunching Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't think anybody who is already with Donald Trump is going to be peeled off by his not knowing about NATO or why Japan does not have nuclear weapons, or things of that sort.” ThinkingDoeKnowingTrumpWeaponsNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsNot KnowingNato Author:James Fallows
“Well, I'm just quoting you when you [Donald Trump] were asked about a potential nuclear competition in Asia, you said, you know, go ahead, enjoy yourselves, folks.” KnowsWellsSaidEnjoyTrumpCompetitionFolksNuclearAsiaQuoting Author:Hillary Clinton
“You don't need to worry about Donald Trump and nuclear weapons. You need to worry about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. They have authorized nuclear weapons for Iran.” NeedsWorryTrumpWeaponsClintonNuclearBarackIranNuclear Weapons Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If you're gonna sit there and be worried about what Donald Trump would do with nuclear weapons, you've got to know that it's Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who have made it possible for Iran to nuke up, and that's in nobody's best interests. That's not in the best interests of our ally, Israel. It's not in the best interests of ourselves.” IfsKnowsMadeInterestTrumpWeaponsClintonIsraelNuclearMade ItBarackWorriedIranAlliesNuclear WeaponsNukes Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Both [Donald] Trump and Hillary [Clinton] want bigger military budgets and Hillary supports President Obama's one trillion dollar expenditure to so-called upgrade nuclear weapons. P” WantPresidentSupportMilitaryTrumpWeaponsBiggerDollarsClintonNuclearBudgetsPresident ObamaNuclear WeaponsExpendituresMilitary Budget Author:Ralph Nader
“[Donald] Trump was born on June 14, 1946, less than a year after the first and, thus far, only nuclear weapons were used in war.” YearsFirstsWarUsedBornTrumpWeaponsNuclearNuclear WeaponsJune Author:David Krieger
“On January 20, 2017, Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, and he will be given the nuclear codes and the power to launch the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which is comprised of some 7,000 nuclear weapons. A military officer will always be close to Trump, carrying the nuclear codes in a briefcase known as the "football."” StatesGivenPresidentUnitedKnownUnited StatesMilitaryFootballTrumpWeaponsNuclearCodeOfficersNuclear WeaponsJanuaryArsenalBriefcases Author:David Krieger
“On the other hand, if someone praised [Donald] Trump, he would respond with praise. This could result in creating a spiral in either a positive or negative direction. A negative spiral could potentially get out of hand, which would be alarming with regard to anyone with a hand hovering near the nuclear button.” IfsHandsWould BeResultsTrumpCreatingNegativePraiseRegardNuclearButtonsSpiralsHovering Author:David Krieger
“At one point, for example, [Donald Trump] argued that he knew much more than military leaders about the pursuit and defeat of ISIS. His assuredness of his own correctness seems also rooted in arrogance reflecting his fundamental insecurity. This insecurity and his belief in his own rightness, when combined with his success at making money, leads him to be self-reliant in his decision-making, which could result in his taking risks with threatening or using nuclear weapons.” SelfSeemsBeliefDecisionResultsLeaderRiskMilitaryExampleTrumpWeaponsFundamentalsDefeatNuclearPursuitMaking MoneyArroganceInsecurityDecision MakingRootedNuclear WeaponsThreateningReflectingIsisCorrectnessTaking RisksSelf ReliantMilitary Leader Author:David Krieger
“[Donald Trump] said that he would encourage Japan and South Korea to develop their own nuclear arsenals to lower U.S. costs, and then has denied that he would encourage nuclear proliferation to allies (although he did say so).” SaidTrumpCostSouthNuclearJapanAlliesDeniedKoreaArsenalProliferationSouth KoreaNuclear Proliferation Author:David Krieger
“[Donald Trump] supports the modernization of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, while complaining about budget expenditures. He presumably intends to go forward with the $1 trillion nuclear modernization plan.” SupportPlansTrumpComplainingNuclearBudgetsArsenalExpendituresModernization Author:David Krieger
“Perhaps the singular positive of [Donald] Trump's desire to improve the deteriorating relations between the U.S. and Russia will lead to achieving progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons.” WorldDesireProgressAchieveTrumpWeaponsRelationNuclearRussiaNuclear WeaponsDeteriorating Author:David Krieger
“It's dark and it's divisive - deporting 11 million people, talking about law and order, calling every group of people in America names, talking about cutting taxes on the wealthy, feeling like Donald Trump can bring more nuclear weapons into the world - I mean, everything he's talked about is a form of change.” PeopleWorldMeanFeelingsAmericaFormLawOrderNamesDarkTalkingMillionsCuttingGroupsTrumpCallingTaxesWeaponsNuclearWealthyNuclear WeaponsLaw And OrderPeople Talking Author:Hillary Clinton