Nonproliferation Quotes

I fully share the Congress's objective of promoting nonproliferation and combating Iran's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile delivery systems. This issue remains at the top of the agenda with Russia as well as with other countries whose companies may be providing such assistance to Iran. In the case of Russian entities' cooperation with Iran, we have imposed penalties ten times in the past and stand ready to apply them again whenever necessary.

Atoms for Peace

I want to move to a world of no nuclear weapons but I want to do that through multilateral disarmament so that we all disarm together.

… adopt and enforce appropriate, effective laws which prohibit any non-state actor to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, ot use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery …. develop and maintain appropriate, effective border controls and law enforcement efforts …

Knowing what an opponent values is a necessary condition for deterrence success.

It's very hard to get other countries to give up their weapons when you're busy developing a new one.

National security rests on the credible threat of a form of warfare universally condemned since the Dark Ages, the wholesale slaughter of noncombatants.

I will continue to forcefully support nonproliferation activities around the world.

I fear Iran continuing to be able to pursue uranium enrichment and to maintain several thousand centrifuges.