Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity.

New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that was most dangerous, and even conducive to accidental war.

I'm against ignorance. I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking. I'm against fashionable thinking. I am against the whole cliché of the moment.

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite our efforts to avoid it.

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.

I'm against fashionable thinking.

Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs.