Proliferation Quotes

I`m very troubled by the proliferation of arms, at the fact so many people in the United States carry guns. It obviously contributes greatly to the crime problems we have. I`m sure gun laws should be strengthened in the United States. I just don`t know the correct mechanism.

[on Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) "A noble attempt at saying something about the nuclear proliferation on the planet through Superman. Unfortunately the script was just dreadful. I mean there`s no two ways about it, that script was terrible. And there`s that old saying in Hollywood - you can make a bad movie out of a good script, but you can`t make a good movie out of a bad script. And I don`t think it had a chance from the get go."

(Talking about the proliferation of guns in the U.S., following the murder of Phil Hartman in 1998, who was shot to death by his wife) Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you`re gonna have. It`s pathetic. It really is pathetic. It`s sad. We`re living in the Dark Ages over there. It has to be stopped, and someone really has to go on the line, a certain dauntless political figure, and say, "It`s ending, it`s over, all bets are off." It`s not 200 years ago, we don`t need this any more, and the rest of the world doesn`t have it. Why should we?

The danger of terrorists and rogue states is compounded by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction.

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.

The proliferation of alternative news outlets has made the competitive landscape more intense for local broadcasters. Digital strategies must now be integrated into everyday operations or news organizations will be quickly outpaced.

Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation.

I think a lot of people believe that 60 years after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, it was time that the Nobel committee would make a gesture to make a statement about the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

This has changed with the proliferation of roadside memorials which localize and personalize the road dead.

One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush`s Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).

consider some action to stop the proliferation of businesses on Broad Street, which do not cater to shoppers.

There`s a long record here of being wrong. There`s a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing to track, particularly in countries that deny easy and free access and don`t have free and open societies.

And like I say, I think we`ve got other cases other than Iraq. I do not think the problem of global proliferation of weapons technology of mass destruction is going to go away, and that`s why I think it is an urgent issue.

Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war on terrorism we also must attack proliferation and those nations that proliferate with chemical, biological and nuclear type devices, because that can cause the most catastrophic results.

The danger of terrorists and rogue states is compounded by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.

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.

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.

Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.

Today we ask, `How can a country with such a horrific record of human rights abuses, religious persecution, nuclear proliferation and espionage be deemed normal by any freedom-loving country such as the United States?`