My Short-term Vision Is The

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.

The Chief Task Was To Stop The Arms Race Before It Brought Utter Disaster. However, After The Collapse Of Communism And The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union, Any Rationale For Having Nuclear Weapons Disappeared.

I Have To Bring To Your Notice A Terrifying Reality: With The Development Of Nuclear Weapons Man Has Acquired, For The First Time In History, The Technical Means To Destroy The Whole Of Civilization In A Single Act.

My Short-term Vision Is The Abolition Of Nuclear Weapons. My Long-term Vision Is The Abolition Of War.

The Decision To Use The Atom Bomb On Japanese Cities, And The Consequent Buildup Of Enormous Nuclear Arsenals, Was Made By Governments, On The Basis Of Political And Military Perceptions.