Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons.

Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.

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.

The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own.

Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate.

Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate thought.