From My Earliest Days I Had A

All Nuclear Weapon States Should Now Recognize That This Is So, And Declare - In Treaty Form - That They Will Never Be The First To Use Nuclear Weapons. This Would Open The Way To The Gradual, Mutual Reduction Of Nuclear Arsenals, Down To Zero.

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

From My Earliest Days I Had A Passion For Science.

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

But Scientists On Both Sides Of The Iron Curtain Played A Very Significant Role In Maintaining The Momentum Of The Nuclear Arms Race Throughout The Four Decades Of The Cold War.