“North Korea is making several demands in exchange for giving up their nuclear program, including a promise from America not to attack them. Which is a little strange because for us to attack them we would have to have slam dunk proof that they have weapons of mass destruction. I mean, for Gods sakes people, we're not maniacs. It would have to be an air-tight case. We wouldn't just come in there and start bombing you.” PeopleGivingMeanLittlesAmericaCasesAirStrangePromiseDemandGiving UpWeaponsMassProgramDestructionIncludingSakeProofNuclearKoreaNorth KoreaWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionBombingSlamManiacsSlam Dunk Author:Jon Stewart
“North Korea announced that they have nuclear weapons and they have no plans to give them up. The White House, acting quickly, announced their plan to invade Iran.” GivingHouseWhiteActingPlansWeaponsNuclearIranWhite HouseNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth Korea Author:Craig Ferguson
“The war of Armageddon has already started... God is using his many weapons. He is sending hurricanes so fast that [the blue-eyed devils] can't name them. He is drowning them in floods and causing their cars to crash and their airplanes cannot stay up in the sky. Their boats are sinking because Allah controls all things and he is using all methods to begin to wipe the devils off the planet, [and] the enemy is dying of diseases that have never been so deadly.” WarNamesEnemySkyDyingCarPlanetsDiseaseWeaponsDevilAll ThingsBlueMethodBoatAirplaneCrashFloodDrowningWipeHurricanesSinkingArmageddonBlue Eyed Author:Malcolm X
“To repress rebellion is to maintain the status quo, a condition which binds the mortal creature in a state of intellectual or physical slavery. But it is impossible to chain man merely by slaving his body; the mind also must be held, and to accomplish this, fear is the accepted weapon. The common man must fear life, fear death, fear God, fear the Devil, and fear most the overlords, the keepers of his destiny.” MenMindStatesBodyCommonDestinyImpossibleConditionsCreaturesWeaponsIntellectualDevilSlaveryAccomplishAcceptedChainsMortalsRebellionStatus QuoFear Of DeathKeepersCommon ManFear God Author:Manly Hall
“But in this country, while you have to be competent to pull off a terrorist attack, you don't have to be competent to cause terror. All you need to do is start plotting an attack and - regardless of whether or not you have a viable plan, weapons or even the faintest clue - the media will aid you in terrorizing the entire population.” NeedsCountryCausesPlansMediaWeaponsPopulationTerrorAidsTerroristClueCompetentTerrorist Attacks Author:Bruce Schneier
“There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But he still says so. There was no link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida. But he still says so. And thus, gripping firmly these figments of his own imagination, Mr. Cheney lives on, in defiance, and spreads - around him and before him - darkness, like some contagion of fear. They are never wrong, and they never regret - admirable in a French torch singer, cataclysmic in an American leader.” StillsImaginationLeaderDarknessRegretWeaponsMassDestructionIraqSpreadSingersAlsLinksSaddamHusseinDefianceAdmirableWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionTorchesGrippingContagionNever RegretFigments Author:Keith Olbermann
“So a Holocaust-denying, virulently anti-Semitic, aspiring genocidist, on the verge of acquiring weapons of the apocalypse, believes that the end is not only near but nearer than the next American presidential election. (Pity the Democrats. They cannot catch a break.) This kind of man would have, to put it gently, less inhibition about starting Armageddon than a normal person.” MenBelieveKindPersonsEndsNextBreakNormalWeaponsElectionDemocratStartingPityPresidentialHolocaustApocalypseVergePresidential ElectionInhibitionsAmerican PresidentArmageddonAnti Semitic Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Do not tell me that I have not shown courage in standing up to the gun people, in voting to ban assault weapons, voting for instant background checks, voting to end the gun show loophole and now in a position to create a consensus in America on gun safety.” PeopleEndsShowsAmericaPositionWeaponsGunStandingSafetyBackgroundsChecksInstantVotingAssaultConsensusBansLoopholesAssault WeaponsGun SafetyBackground Checks Author:Bernie Sanders
“ISIL videos, ISIL training videos are telling lone wolves the easiest way to cut by a combat assault weapon in America is at a gun show, because of the flip-flopping political approach of Washington.” WayShowsAmericaPoliticalCuttingApproachWeaponsTrainingGunVideoCombatAssaultFlipLoneIsilLone WolfAssault WeaponsFlopping Author:Hillary Clinton
“I'm not a peak oil person. I'm not a biohazard apocalyptic kind of freak. I don't have a supply of weapons or gold bars under my house.” KindPersonsHouseWeaponsGoldOilBarsFreakApocalypticPeak Oil Author:Tim Hecker
“If someone's carrying a gun or a knife it's not a nice thing. They aren't going to feel that comfortable with it. It's a scary position to put yourself in. You don't choose to do that unless you feel there's absolutely no other option and you're forced to carry a weapon in order to protect yourself.” IfsFeelsOrderNicePositionProtectComfortableWeaponsGunScaryKnivesNice ThingsProtect Yourself Author:Scarlett Alice Johnson
“You take a book, and what can you do with a book? Can you cook an egg on a book? No. Can you dig a hole? No. Is it a good weapon? No. The fact that it's good for nothing kind of makes it almost all-important.” KindImportantBookFactsWeaponsHolesCooksEggs Author:Etgar Keret
“Unlike previous wars, our enemy now is a stateless network of religious extremists. They do not obey the laws of war, they hide among peaceful populations and launch surprise attacks on civilians. They have no armed forces per se, no territory or citizens to defend and no fear of dying during their attacks. Information is our primary weapon against this enemy, and intelligence gathered from captured operatives is perhaps the most effective means of preventing future attacks.” MeanWarLawForceReligiousEnemyDyingInformationCitizensWeaponsSurprisePopulationPeacefulPrimariesTerritoryNo FearCiviliansCapturedExtremistPreventingArmed ForcesFear Of DyingSurprise Attacks Author:John Yoo
“If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming.” IfsHugeWeaponsConceptsArmyNuclearGlobal WarmingNuclear WeaponsConnectedness Author:Satish Kumar
“In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many Americans are living under deprivation and anxiety. So happiness is not in accumulation of material goods, it's in sharing and caring.” FeelsWealthNumbersTechnologyMaterialsIndustryCitizensAnxietyWeaponsCaringNuclearSpiteGoodsNuclear WeaponsInsecureAccumulationLarge NumbersAmerican CitizensDeprivationSharing And Caring Author:Satish Kumar
“It is ludicrous to believe that he meant nuclear weapons can be used. It is truly fearful to see how the mainstream media in the west can construct an adversary and that there are so few dissenting voices.” BelieveUsedVoiceMediaWeaponsWestNuclearFearfulMainstreamNuclear WeaponsConstructsAdversariesMainstream Media Author:Mohammad Marandi
“The minute you start arming people in these conflict zones, things don't go as expected. We also need to look at precedent before making these decisions. Instead of listening to Muammar Qaddafi's rhetoric, we should look at how he's behaved. The fact is he's been making concessions recently. He gave up his nuclear weapons. He allowed hundreds of Americans to evacuate Tripoli. Did he crack down on his people who revolted? Yes, but that's not so unusual.” PeopleNeedsShouldLooksFactsDecisionMinutesListeningConflictWeaponsExpectedNuclearZoneCracksUnusualNuclear WeaponsRhetoricGave UpPrecedentConcessions Author:Michael Hastings
“Narrative is a very feeble weapon in the face of human darkness and yet it's all we have. That we have to hang the transformation and survival of our species on the journey and transformation of one singular person so far outside of what we expect they can do.” HumansPersonsFacesCan DoDarknessJourneyWeaponsSurvivalTransformationSpeciesNarrative Author:Chris Abani
“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?” SelfCoupleWeaponsHundredThreatIsraelDefenseNuclearReactionsChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSelf DefenseBiological Weapons Author:Noam Chomsky
“Politicians - well, first of all, they should get rid of nuclear weapons, I think.” ThinkingShouldFirstsWellsPoliticianWeaponsNuclearNuclear Weapons Author:Abdus Salam
“I have a second-degree black belt in Okinawan kobudo weapons training.” BlackDegreesWeaponsTrainingBeltsBlack Belt Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“When Sarah Palin goes out and says this [about her son] is because of this [ post- traumatic stress disorder], it`s actually not because of this. And now it sort of gives the idea that all veterans are going to pick up a weapon and shoot somebody, or all veterans are going to hit somebody.” GivingIdeasSonWeaponsPicksStressPostsDisorderVeteranPalinPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“Neutrality and boredom are the weapons of the state.” StatesWeaponsBoredomNeutrality Author:Molly Crabapple
“Using the passive voice is always very helpful. Mind you, a lot of that propaganda English emanates from here. The British establishment has always used the passive voice. It's been a weapon of discourse so those who committed terrible acts in the old empire could not be identified.” MindUsedVoiceTerribleWeaponsCommittedBritishPropagandaEmpiresHelpfulEstablishmentPassiveDiscourseEmanatePassive Voice Author:John Pilger
“The reality is that Qaddafi has been trying to talk to us about his weapons system for years, and we ignored him. The Libyans even came to me about two years ago and offered me a chance to go through their facilities because they couldn't get anybody's attention here.” TryingYearsHas BeensTwoRealityChanceAttentionWeaponsYears AgoTwo YearsIgnoredFacilityTwo Years Ago Author:Seymour Hersh
“The film and media technology that's available today is going to be the most potent weapon in our arsenal in tackling ideological intolerance and ignorance, as well as the kind of fear and stereotyping that can dehumanize the others as the enemy, as being somehow less entitled to the privileges and the aspirations that we have.” WellsKindTodayFilmEnemyTechnologyMediaIgnoranceWeaponsPrivilegeAvailableAspirationIntoleranceEntitledStereotypeIdeologicalArsenalTackling Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“The drones are really interesting - how have the troops withdrawn from Afghanistan? Because we've upped the drone strikes and most of the country doesn't even really know what that means or who we're killing or... it's such a new weapon that we don't know what the long term impacts of that kind of military action is going to be.” KnowsKindMeanLongCountryActionTermInterestingMilitaryWeaponsImpactKillingStrikesLong TermAfghanistanTroopsReally InterestingDronesMilitary Action Author:Ethan Hawke
“I think they need to remove the general. He is unfit for the position he is being called upon to serve, precisely because he's become a liability. He's become a weapon our enemies will use against us.” ThinkingNeedsUseEnemyPositionWeaponsRemoveLiability Author:James Zogby
“here are problems with the Turkish products inside Russia and the tourism going down. People are worried about that. But the really big economic weapons, oil and especially natural gas, those have not been brought into play yet - mostly in the form of threat so far. So basically the view from here is that, yeah, things are getting bad, but they could still get much, much worse.” PeopleStillsPlayProblemBigsFormNaturalViewsEconomicProductsWeaponsYeahThreatOilRussiaWorriedGasTourismTurkishNatural Gas Author:Peter Kenyon
“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
“I very strongly supported the agreement which makes certain that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.” DoeCertainWeaponsNuclearAgreementIranVery StrongNuclear Weapons Author:Bernie Sanders
“Clearly North Korea is a very strange situation because it is such an isolated country run by a handful of dictators, or maybe just one, who seems to be somewhat paranoid. And, who had nuclear weapons.” CountrySeemsRunningSituationStrangeWeaponsNuclearJust OneIsolatedNuclear WeaponsDictatorHandfulKoreaNorth KoreaParanoid Author:Bernie Sanders
“I worry very, very much about an isolated country. That's what makes me nervous. Russia lives in the world. China lives in the world. North Korea is a very, very strange country because it is so isolated, and I do feel that a nation with nuclear weapons, they have got to be dealt with. Dealt with effectively.” WorldFeelsCountryNationsWorryStrangeWeaponsChinaNuclearRussiaNervousIsolatedNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth Korea Author:Bernie Sanders
“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
“We do have to worry about North Korea. They continue to develop their nuclear weapons capability, and they're working very hard on their ballistic missile capability.” HardWorryWeaponsNuclearCapabilityNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth KoreaMissilesWorking Very Hard Author:Hillary Clinton
“The atomic bomb certainly is the most powerful of all weapons, but it is conclusively powerful and effective only in the hands of the nation which controls the sky.” HandsNationsPowerfulSkyWeaponsBombsMost PowerfulAtomic BombAtom Bomb Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Science and technology have been embarrassed by two world wars, many smaller ones, and the spread of weapons that could destroy humanity. As a result, there is some loss of confidence in the great achievements of technology.” WorldHas BeensTwoWarHumanityLossResultsTechnologyAchievementWeaponsSpreadWar Of The WorldsEmbarrassedScience And TechnologyTwo WorldsGreat Achievement Author:Thomas Keating
“The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.” ShouldWarCountryGovernmentHappensWantedForceSupportAirHugeWeaponsPossessionHeavyRadicalIranAlsRequestMissilesCoalitionsAir ForceMilitiaDoorstepHezbollahYemenLegitimate Government Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons, that has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement. Our concern is that Iran will use the income it receives as a result of the lifting of the nuclear sanctions in order to fund its nefarious activities in the region.” UseOrderResultsDealsCasesSupportActivityWeaponsConcernDenyNuclearIncomeRegionsAgreementFundIranMechanismNuclear WeaponsProvisionLiftingSanctionsSnapsRobustInspection Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“It is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons, to the people who are against a certain regime in another country.” PeopleCountryGovernmentCertainWeaponsAffairAidsInternalsRegimesInterfereInternal Affairs Author:Shirin Ebadi
“The number of nuclear bombs on the planet today - the sheer quantity of weapons of mass destruction in the possession of people and governments throughout the world - along with the fact that the use of brute force and militarism is an almost knee-jerk way of problem-solving on the planet today, makes the eradication of war the great moral issue of this generation.” PeopleWorldWayWarFactsUseProblemGovernmentTodayForceNumbersMoralIssuesGenerationsPlanetsWeaponsMassDestructionPossessionNuclearKneesBombsQuantitySheerProblem SolvingBrutesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionJerkThis GenerationMilitarismNuclear BombBrute ForceMoral Issues Author:Marianne Williamson
“Generation after generation can't just be loaded with more and more nuclear weapons and not ultimately dance to that music.” GenerationsWeaponsNuclearNuclear WeaponsLoaded Author:Marianne Williamson
“The biggest budget is the military budget. For what? We're fighting two wars in very small countries that have no nuclear weapons, that have no capabilities to destroy anything. They probably couldn't even get to America.” TwoWarCountryAmericaFightingMilitaryWeaponsNuclearBudgetsCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSmall CountriesMilitary Budget Author:Lupe Fiasco
“It's crazy that in a country where schools are falling apart, we're spending $20 billion on nuclear weapons.” CountrySchoolFallCrazyWeaponsSpendingNuclearBillionsNuclear WeaponsFalling Apart Author:Ben Cohen
“If we reduced the amount we spend on maintaining our nuclear weapons by a small fraction, we could reallocate those funds to improve kids' health care and schooling.” IfsCareKidsAmountWeaponsNuclearHealth CareFundNuclear WeaponsMaintainingSchoolingFractions Author:Ben Cohen
“Well, the next attack in the United States will be larger than 9/11. And there's no doubt that if they have a weapon of mass destruction, they'll use it.” IfsWellsStatesUseNextUnitedUnited StatesDoubtWeaponsMassDestructionNo DoubtWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Michael Scheuer
“I think she by this point has learned that Stark's not specifically responsible for her parents' death - that it's more something that has to do with him stopping... I think there's even a reference to him stopping his selling of weapons because they cause damage.” ThinkingCausesParentWeaponsResponsibleSellingDamageStoppingStarks Author:Elizabeth Olsen
“What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it make sure that it is not destabilizing neighboring Pakistan, which has nuclear weapons. The key is we’ve got to have a clear objective...” Can DoClearHavensKeysSafeWeaponsNuclearObjectivesAlsAfghanistanNuclear WeaponsPakistanSafe Haven Author:Barack Obama