David P. Calleo Quotes

China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations.

For every security measure, there is a counter measure that breeds further insecurity. The acquisition by Pakistan or Iran of a nuclear capability neutralizes the security achieved by Israel’s own nuclear capability. Non-governmental terrorism neutralizes governmental military superiority. Chemical weapons neutralize the security of cement walls.

I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world’s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world’s most dangerous weapons.

I built a nuclear option to get peace, not to have bombs. Our enemies learned that they could not destroy us.

It is not important what the other side says or means. What is important are the military capabilities of the other side.

North Korea has taught a great lesson to all the countries in the world, especially the rogue countries of dictatorships or whatever: if you don't want to be invaded by America, get some nuclear weapons.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.

We know they have weapons of mass destruction. We know they have active programs. There isn’t any debate about it.

It is not delusional for Pakistan to fear that the United States is interested in de-nuking them. It is prudent paranoia.

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger for the United States.

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.

We believe, as the President has indicated, that this combination of a rogue state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and has known ties to terrorist organizations, is a grave threat to the people of the United States and to other countries around the world.

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.

Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and make sure that Iraq does not have weapons.

I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.

The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.

When we're talking about technology that involves weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, there has to be an element of preemption.

There is already a mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein is gathering weapons for the purpose of using them. And adding additional information is like adding a foot to Mount Everest.

Weapons of mass destruction are the greatest threat to life on earth. Biological weapons are often called the poor man's atomic bomb. Saddam Hussein is the ruler who has for decades been making the most determined and diabolical illegal effort to acquire them.

The concept of weapons of mass destruction has its origins in Greek Mythology.

I could not conceive of any President engaging in all-out nuclear war unless we were in danger of all-out devastation ourselves.

We cannot allow the world’s worst leaders to threaten us with the world’s worst weapons.

Every thinking person fears nuclear war, and every technological nation plans for it.