But Scientists On Both Sides Of The

Long Before The Terrifying Potential Of The Arms Race Was Recognized, There Was A Widespread Instinctive Abhorrence Of Nuclear Weapons, And A Strong Desire To Get Rid Of Them.

But Scientists On Both Sides Of The Iron Curtain Played A Very Significant Role In Maintaining The Momentum Of The Nuclear Arms Race Throughout The Four Decades Of The Cold War.

When The Start 2 Treaty Has Been Implemented - And Remember It Has Not Yet Been Ratified - We Will Be Left With Some 15,000 Nuclear Warheads, Active And In Reserve. Fifteen Thousand Weapons With An Average Yield Of 20 Hiroshima Bombs.

The Quest For A War-free World Has A Basic Purpose: Survival. But If In The Process We Learn How To Achieve It By Love Rather Than By Fear, By Kindness Rather Than By Compulsion; If In The Process We Learn To Combine The Essential With The Enjoyable, The Expedient With The Benevolent, The Practical With The Beautiful, This Will Be An Extra Incentive To Embark On This Great Task.

Indeed, The Very First Resolution Of The General Assembly Of The United Nations - Adopted Unanimously - Called For The Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons.