<blockquote>"Peace, commerce, And Honest Friendships with all Nations.."
- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801 (Context:
A Foreign Policy of Freedom)</blockquote>
'..sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force..'<blockquote>'The Obama administration is weighing options for sharp new cuts to the U.S. nuclear force, including a reduction of up to 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons, The Associated Press has learned.'
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US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts, February 14, 2012</blockquote>
'Ronald Reagan called for the abolishment of "all nuclear weapons," ..'<blockquote>Ronald Reagan called for the abolishment of "all nuclear weapons," which he considered to be "totally irrational, totally inhumane, good for nothing but killing, possibly destructive of life on earth and civilization." Mikhail Gorbachev shared this vision, which had also been expressed by previous American presidents.
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"A World Free of Nuclear Weapons," Wall Street Journal</blockquote>
'..Austria in May 1977, Hannes Alfvén - the only person with a nonnuclear stand - publicly debated Hans Bethe, a major player in nuclear weaponry.'<blockquote>'In an IAEA Conference on nuclear power in Salzburg, Austria in May 1977, Hannes Alfvén - the only person with a nonnuclear stand - publicly debated Hans Bethe, a major player in nuclear weaponry. Alfvén did so in presence of all the gathered high and mighty, government "nuclear" officials from around the world. Such is how gutsy Hannes Alfvén was, and such is how genuine his humanism was. Years later, Bethe himself would take a stance similar to Alfvén's, and become a peace-lover.'
- Hannes Alfvén,
Hannes Alfvén Birh Cenennial, May 20, 2008</blockquote>
To get down all the way to zero nuclear weapons -- and we're talking about a process that would take .. two decades..'<blockquote>'
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Your colleagues at the Nuclear Threat Initiative recently released a global "Nuclear Materials Security Index" that shows just how poorly secured nuclear weapons are in many places. What can the United States do to make nuclear arsenals like the one in Pakistan more secure?
Burt: There is probably no more important manifestation of state sovereignty than a country's nuclear stockpile. So the answer to your question is: very, very little. What the United States can do is provide the Pakistani military access to technology that would make it more difficult for nuclear weapons to be stolen or somehow used. Or you could offer technological support in the physical protection of nuclear weapons. But, on these kinds of issues, governments tend to be very suspicious (and) sometimes even paranoid. The honest answer is: We probably know a lot less about the Pakistani nuclear arsenal than one would think.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: At the recent Munich Security Conference, the "Global Zero" initiative you head called for all of the tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe to be withdrawn. What dangers do these weapons present?
Burt: First of all, these weapons are deployed at combat bases in a kind of Cold War configuration so they could be quickly used in a conflict. We know that there is always the problem of miscommunication in a crisis. Deploying nuclear weapons on a military base with aircraft or missiles raises the likelihood that those weapons could somehow be used in a crisis. Secondly, 500 to 600 weapons are spread out in the western part of Russia adjacent to the borders of countries like the Baltic states. They are potentially targets for either a terrorist seizure or an elaborate plot by criminal groups. These weapons should be taken from these bases, moved further east and stored in much safer and securer facilities. We're also talking about removing the 200 or so US weapons still deployed in European countries, including Germany.
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Burt: To get down all the way to zero nuclear weapons -- and we're talking about a process that would take at least two decades -- governments would have to put into effect a very intrusive and rigorous verification (regime) on a multilateral level. And you would need a kind of United Nations Security Council agreement that. If cheating was detected, the international community as a whole would be prepared to take action in the form of sanctions and, if necessary, military force.'
- Der Spiegel,
US Disarmament Expert, February 10, 2012</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
Israel: No Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program.., 2012
Nuclear weapons free world(To save, to invest) - (Electric Universe) '..new approaches to light management .. will enable ultrahigh efficiencies..'(The Electric Universe) - 'The Electric Sun is increasingly vindicated with each new piece of data NASA releases.' - Prof. Donald E. Scott</blockquote>