54 Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

If the militarily most powerful and least threatened states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster.

Unless there is a change in the basic philosophy, we will not see a reduction of nuclear arsenals to zero for a very long time, if ever.

Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear states - all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using conventional weapons.

Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nuclear arsenals. Each of them is dismantling about 2,000 nuclear warheads a year.

But there are other areas of scientific research that may directly or indirectly lead to harm to society. This calls for constant vigilance.

There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one.

who have been trying for 40 years to save the world, sometimes against the world's wishes.

We have been trying for 40 years to save the world, sometimes against the world's wishes,

We appeal, as human beings to human beings. Remember your humanity and forget the rest. If you can do so, the way lies open for a new paradise; if you cannot there lies before you the risk of universal death.