The Cold War Is Over, But Cold

Whatever System Of Governance Is Eventually Adopted, It Is Important That It Carries The People With It. We Need To Convey The Message That Safeguarding Our Common Property, Humankind, Will Require Developing In Each Of Us A New Loyalty: A Loyalty To Mankind. It Calls For The Nurturing Of A Feeling Of Belonging To The Human Race. We Have To Become World Citizens.

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

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.

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 Became Identified With Death And Destruction.

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 States, Entered Into When They Signed The Non-proliferation Treaty.