“ 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… Joseph Rotblat
“ Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear sta… Joseph Rotblat
“ I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. Joseph Rotblat
“ My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world. Joseph Rotblat
“ Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science are likely to produce. Joseph Rotblat
“ But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science… Joseph Rotblat
“ I have to bring to your notice a terrifying reality: with the development of nuclear weapons Man has acquired, for the first time in history, the technical means to destroy the whole of civilization i… Joseph Rotblat
“ The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we have learned only recently how close we were to war - but I knew enough to ma… Joseph Rotblat
“ 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 we… Joseph Rotblat
“ At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research, it is incumbent on all scientists to… Joseph Rotblat
