Lord Mountbatten Quotes:
Ocupation: Former Viceroy of India
Life: June 25, 1900 - August 27, 1979
Birthday: June 25
Death: August 27
As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.
source: Speech at Strasbourg, 11 May 1979, in P. Ziegler 'Mountbatten' (1985) ch. 52
topic: Powerful, Military, War, Military Man, Credence, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Arms Race
