But The Nuclear Powers Still Cling Tenaciously

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.

Long Before The Terrifying Potential Of The Arms Race Was Recognized, There Was A Widespread Instinctive Abhorrence Of Nuclear Weapons, And A Strong Desire To Get Rid Of Them.

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.

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 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 How Close We Were To War - But I Knew Enough To Make Me Tremble.