Alva Myrdal Quotes

We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

Disarmament requires trust.

Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.

This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery. It is also a time for facing the fact that you cannot use a weapon, even though it is the weapon that gives you greater strength than other nations, if it is so destructive that it practically wipes out large areas of land and great numbers of innocent people.

We want a rocket-free country. That’s what we want.

The key is we have to keep those communications together, and we all agree on one goal - a denuclearized North Korea.

The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves.

Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.

The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.

If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars.

Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.

When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons.

For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

Disarmament offers the only effective way to bring militarism under control.

You have not been mistaken in supposing my views and feeling to be in favor of the abolition of war.

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament -- disarmament follows peace.

We do not believe that a nuclear war should be fought and we do not believe that a nuclear war can be won.

I don't think soldiers should be anywhere in the world. I mean, that is a moral and a basic philosophy. I think that the only way to end wars is to have no military and to find other ways in which - I think we should suspend all nuclear weapons.

We concluded that tomorrow is a moment of truth for the world. Many nations have voiced a commitment to peace and security, and now they must demonstrate that commitment to peace and security in the only effective way: by supporting the immediate and unconditional disarmament of Saddam Hussein.

Let us assume that the ideal were reached; let us imagine a state of international life in which the danger of war no longer exists. Then no one would dare to demand a penny for obviously completely superfluous armaments.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

We are convinced that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is through negotiations.

It is my strong hope that an environment will be created in which both of our countries can cooperate for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons.

Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace.