“For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate.”
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Nuclear war is such an emotional subject that many people see the weapons themselves as the common enemy of humanity.
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It is immoral from almost any point of view to refuse to defend yourself and others from very grave and terrible threats, even as there are limits to the means that can be used in such defense.
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Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.
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World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.
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