From My Earliest Days I

At A Time When Science Plays Such A Powerful Role In The Life Of Society, When The Destiny Of The Whole Of Mankind May Hinge On The Results Of Scientific Research, It Is Incumbent On All Scientists To Be Fully Conscious Of That Role, And Conduct Themselves Accordingly.

When The Start 2 Treaty Has Been Implemented - And Remember It Has Not Yet Been Ratified - We Will Be Left With Some 15,000 Nuclear Warheads, Active And In Reserve. Fifteen Thousand Weapons With An Average Yield Of 20 Hiroshima Bombs.

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.

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

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.