On abortion: We are talking about ambiguous issues of a complicated kind where you have to balance conflicting interests and concerns.

They [the union] were members of the Communist Party - they didn't care one way or another about Russia, they just cared about the United States.

As far as U.S. intelligence knows, Iran is developing nuclear capacities, but they don't know if they are trying to develop nuclear weapons or not. Chances are they're developing what's called 'nuclear capability,' which many states have. That is the ability to have nuclear weapons if they decide to do it. That's not a crime.

The drones are a terrorist weapon, they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.

Efforts can succeed over time, and not trying ensures that the worst will happen.

As elite attitudes towards public education over time illustrate, simple formulas are far from adequate. There are conflicting tendencies.

Remember that in any major nuclear war, the first strike destroys the country that attacks; it's been known for years. The first strike of a major power is very likely to cause what's called nuclear winter, leads to global famine for years and everything's basically gone. Some survivors straggling around. Could [Donald Trump] do it? Who knows.