I Saw Science As Being In Harmony

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.

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.

My Worry Is That Other Advances In Science May Result In Other Means Of Mass Destruction, Maybe More Readily Available Even Than Nuclear Weapons. Genetic Engineering Is Quite A Possible Area, Because Of These Dreadful Developments That Are Taking Place There.

But The Nuclear Powers Still Cling Tenaciously To Their Weapons.

So I Ask The Nuclear Powers To Abandon The Out-of-date Thinking Of The Cold War Period And Take A Fresh Look. Above All, I Appeal To Them To Bear In Mind The Long-term Threat That Nuclear Weapons Pose To Humankind And To Begin Action Towards Their Elimination.