I would be prepared to submit to the Congress of the United States... any such plan that would, first, encourage world-wide investigation into the most effective peacetime uses of fissionable material, and... second, begin to diminish the potential destructive power of the world's atomic stockpiles; third, allow all peoples of all nations to see that, in this enlightened age, the great Powers of the earth... are interested in human aspirations first rather than in building up the armaments of war; fourth, open up a new channel for peaceful discussion.

The United States would seek more than the mere reduction or elimination of atomic materials for military purposes. It is not enough to take this weapon out of the hands of the soldiers. It must be put into the hands of those who will know how to strip its military casing and adapt it to the arts of peace.

The United States strongly seeks a lasting agreement for the discontinuance of nuclear weapons tests. We believe that this would be an important step toward reduction of international tensions and would open the way to further agreement on substantial measures of disarmament.

You just can't have this kind of war. There aren't enough bulldozers to scrape the bodies off the streets.

We're dealing with them [Iran] directly and maybe a [Nuclear] deal is going to be made. Doing a deal would be preferable to doing the obvious. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and if the talks aren't successful, I think it's going to be a very bad day for Iran.

If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce.