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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 32 quotes by Joseph Rotblat Sir Joseph (Józef) Rotblat KCMG CBE FRS (4 November 1908 – 31 August 2005) was a Polish physicist with a British passport (British-naturalised). Rotblat was the only physicist to leave the Manhattan Project on the grounds of conscience. Rotblat's work on nuclear fallout was a major contribution toward the ratification of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. A signatory of the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, he was secretary-general of the... Read full biography of Joseph Rotblat → 1 2 3 Ctrl → The Cold War is over but Cold War thinking survives. 0 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... → 0 The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we have learned only recently... → 0 But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of... → 0 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... → 0 At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of... → 0 When the START 2 treaty has been implemented - and remember it has not yet been ratified - we will be left with some 15,000 nuclear warheads, active... → 0 Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. 0 The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence. 0 We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential for national security. But this... → 0 I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science. 0 My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world. 0 The time has come to formulate guidelines for the ethical conduct of scientist, perhaps in the form of a voluntary Hippocratic Oath. 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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