Alexey Arbatov Quotes

We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.

As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.

The fewer nuclear weapons possessed by the fewest countries is safer, not only because of the possibility of a nuclear accident but also a nuclear war.

The thing about the management of nuclear weapons is that it has to be perfect. 99 percent will not do.

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

The nuclear weapon is obsolete. I want to get rid of them all.

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

Nuclear weapons are what make us a great power.

We can do better than condone a world in which nuclear weapons are accepted as commonplace.

You can’t go making new nuclear weapons and talk to the rest of the world about giving them up.

Any possession of nuclear weapons in the Middle East is a danger.

The centerpiece of a serious campaign to prevent nuclear terrorism … should be denying terrorists access to weapons and their components. After all, no nuclear weapons or material means no nuclear terrorism; it’s that simple.

Nuclear weapons exist. They probably always will. And they work, with horrible efficiency. They threaten the very future of our species. We have no choice but to manage that risk. Never again can we put the task out of our minds; nor trivialize it; nor make it routine.

I think we have to get rid of nuclear weapons. The idea that somehow by having nuclear weapons you make the world a safer place is essentially insane.

There isn’t going to be any learning curve for nuclear weapons. An administration makes one mistake and the result can destroy entire nations.

The truth is, as long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not safe.

The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to be extraordinarily aggressive and vigilant in controlling nuclear proliferation.

Nuclear Weapons merit unequivocal and unhesitating condemnation

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

We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.

The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.

I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many.

And beyond that, the next issue is how do we guarantee one of these weapons, not necessarily this missile, but nuclear weapons ends up in the hands of Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group.

We are categorically against proliferation of nuclear weapons.