Dmitriy Ustinov quotes
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“Could anyone in his right mind speak seriously of any limited nuclear war? It should be quite clear that the aggressor's actions will instantly and inevitably trigger a devastating counterstroke by the other side. None but completely irresponsible people could maintain that a nuclear war may be made to follow rules adopted beforehand, with nuclear missiles exploding in a "gentlemanly manner" over strictly designated targets and sparing the population.”
-- Dmitriy UstinovSource : "Russian Roulette : The Superpower Game" by Arthur M. Cox, (p. 10), 1982.
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“If the present White House leadership runs the gauntlet of common sense and the people's will for peace and challenges us by starting MX missile deployment, then the Soviet Union will respond by deploying a new intercontinental ballistic missile of the same class, with its characteristics in no way inferior to those of the MX.”
-- Dmitriy UstinovSource : "The Arms Control Reporter: A Chronicle of Treaties, Negotiations, Proposals" by Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (U.S.), (p. 57), 1982.
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“Frankly, we doubt the veracity and seriousness of the United States in regard to achieving results that would be acceptable to both sides in Geneva.”
-- Dmitriy UstinovSource : "Peace is Possible: The Politics of the Sermon on the Mount" by Franz Alt, (p. 94), 1985.
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“The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the combat readiness of the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces, the United States would not be able to deal a crippling blow to the socialist countries. The aggressor will not be able to evade an all-crushing retaliatory strike.”
-- Dmitriy UstinovSource : "Physics and Nuclear Arms Today" by David Hafemeister, (p. 94), 1991.
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