First we got the bomb and that was good, ‘Cause we love peace and motherhood. Then Russia got the bomb, but that’s O.K., ‘Cause the balance of power’s maintained that way! Who’s next? France got the bomb, but don’t you grieve, ‘Cause they’re on our side (I believe). China got the bomb, but have no […]
Nuclear Quotes
A nuclear power plant is infinately safer than eating, because 300 people choke to death on food every year.
Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof – the smoking gun – that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.
To us who think in terms of practical use, the splitting of the atom means nothing.
If Ronald Reagan is re-elected, accidental nuclear war becomes a mathematical certainty.
It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the Internet has evolved into a force strong enough to reflect the greatest hopes and fears of those who use it. After all, it was designed to withstand nuclear war, not just the puny huffs and puffs of politicians and religious fanatics.
Stimson, what was gunpowder? Trivial. What was electricity? Meaningless. This atomic bomb is the Second Coming in Wrath.
Atomic energy might be as good as our present day explosives, but is unlikely to produce anything very much more dangerous. (1939)
If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce.
Splitting the atom has changed everything but our thinking. We are drifting toward never-before-seen disaster.
