My Short-term Vision Is The Abolition Of

My Third Appeal Is To My Fellow Citizens In All Countries: Help Us To Establish Lasting Peace In The World.

This Is The Reality Of Nuclear Weapons: They May Trigger A World War; A War Which, Unlike Previous Ones, Destroys All Of Civilization.

My Worry Is That Other Advances In Science May Result In Other Means Of Mass Destruction, Maybe More Readily Available Even Than Nuclear Weapons. Genetic Engineering Is Quite A Possible Area, Because Of These Dreadful Developments That Are Taking Place There.

I Appeal To My Fellow Scientists To Remember Their Responsibility To Humanity.

The Decision To Use The Atom Bomb On Japanese Cities, And The Consequent Buildup Of Enormous Nuclear Arsenals, Was Made By Governments, On The Basis Of Political And Military Perceptions.