 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
I tried first the method of reason: I compared the danger of nuclear weapons with the danger of the Black Death. Everybody said, 'How true,' and did nothing. I tried alerting a particular group, but though this had a limited success, it had little effect on the general public or Governments. I next tried the popular appeal of marches of large numbers. Everybody said, 'These marchers are a nuisance'...
But whether mankind will think itself worth preserving remains a doubtful question.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.3 chap. 1: Return to England, 1969.
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Many countries take the attitude that while it is unavoidable for allies to possess nuclear weapons, it is absolutely unacceptable for enemy nations to possess them. Will it be only when terrorists seize and possess nuclear weapons that they will begin to have some remorse? The same holds true for the export of "conventional" weapons. The Japanese government has decided at a cabinet meeting that it will not allow the export of arms to countries and regions that are at war with each other, but will allow the export of fighter aircraft jointly developed by Japan, the UK, and Italy (three countries) to other friendly countries. did. On the one hand, it is considering importing powerful military drones from Israel, a combatant nation. Although it is forbidden to export weapons to combatant countries, is it still okay to import them from combatant countries? Because there is a possibility that the United States will participate in wars around the world...?