I Saw Science As Being In Harmony

The Cold War Is Over, But Cold War Thinking Survives.

If The Militarily Most Powerful And Least Threatened States Need Nuclear Weapons For Their Security, How Can One Deny Such Security To Countries That Are Truly Insecure? The Present Nuclear Policy Is A Recipe For Proliferation. It Is A Policy For Disaster.

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 Argument Can Be Made By Other Countries As Well.

Whatever System Of Governance Is Eventually Adopted, It Is Important That It Carries The People With It. We Need To Convey The Message That Safeguarding Our Common Property, Humankind, Will Require Developing In Each Of Us A New Loyalty: A Loyalty To Mankind. It Calls For The Nurturing Of A Feeling Of Belonging To The Human Race. We Have To Become World Citizens.

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.