The probability of a fatal nuclear detonation is greater now than at any time during the Cold War.
ALAN CRANSTONNavy in Lebanon, the guns of U.S. paratroopers in Grenada, and the guns of U.S. helicopters in Honduras and El Salvador.
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Unprecedented warnings by officials most closely linked with nuclear arms negotiations and defense strategy indicate that we are running out of time.
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There will always be nations. The United States will last a long, long time.
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I believe. France and Germany and Japan, China, other nations, they’re going to exist. But they’re losing their significance and ability to deal with certain matters.
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The organization, whether a nation or corporation or citizen group, just doesn’t work very well.
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Navy in Lebanon, the guns of U.S. paratroopers in Grenada, and the guns of U.S. helicopters in Honduras and El Salvador.
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The explosion of a terrorist’s single nuclear device in a major metropolitan center would trigger an unparalleled humanitarian and environmental disaster.
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Inflation is not all bad. After all, it has allowed every American to live in a more expensive neighborhood without moving.
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As they were during the Cold War, urban population centers remain the most likely targets of a nuclear attack.
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I dont think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didnt achieve that much even at that time.
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Quite possibly there would be no other human beings left to be concerned about anything else.
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Having adventures and covering the activities of world leaders, appealed to me greatly. It was a very glamorous life in those days.
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An accidental military launch of multiple warheads could result in a worldwide nuclear holocaust.
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There’s a very simple reason for focusing on the nuclear issue. Many, many issues are of supreme importance in one way or another, but if we blow ourselves up with nuclear weapons, no other issue is really going to matter.
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As the Russian military deteriorates, and as rogue governments and terrorists seek to acquire nuclear capabilities, the threat continues to grow.
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If we fail to act soon, the scars of a major nuclear disaster will mark our immediate and distant future.
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