<blockquote>'..The meeting is a recognition by the international community that nuclear weapons remain an existential threat to humankind. And in theory, humankind knows precisely how to deal with nuclear weapons: They must never be used; they must not proliferate to new states; and they must be prohibited and eliminated over the long term. Otherwise, they will eventually be used again.
But why don’t states act on this acknowledged reality?'
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Transparency: The beginning of the end of nuclear weapons? September 24, 2013</blockquote>
<blockquote>'Mr Perry has become the most prominent critic of the nuclear cruise missile. He says such missiles increase the risk of miscalculation because they can be launched without warning and because adversaries would not know if they contained a nuclear or a conventional warhead. He argues that the US can easily maintain deterrence with submarines and bomber aircraft, and no longer needs intercontinental ballistic missiles as well.
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Obama’s plans for nuclear arsenal raise fears of new arms race, April 1, 2016</blockquote>
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(Peace) '..weapons development .. a peaceful or nonweapons application..'</blockquote>