Nuclear Terrorism Quotes:

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

- Barack Obama

topic: Responsibility, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Moral Responsibility, Nuclear Power

Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction. I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess hazardous materials and abundant technological know-how, in which some terrorists clearly state their intention to inflict catastrophic casualties. Were such an attack to occur, it would not only cause widespread death and destruction, but would stagger the world economy... [creating] a second death toll throughout the developing world.

- Kofi Annan

topic: Nuclear Terrorism, Creating, Wish, World Economy

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

- Lee H. Hamilton

topic: Nuclear, Terrorism, Rise Above, Nuclear Terrorism

The threat of nuclear terrorism is growing faster than our ability to prevent an attack on our homeland.

- Joe Lieberman

topic: Nuclear, Growing, Terrorism, Nuclear Terrorism

The era of nuclear terrorism has arrived.

- Liam Fox

topic: Nuclear, Eras, Terrorism, Nuclear Terrorism

The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists and nuclear proliferation to an increasing number of states.

- Barack Obama

topic: Numbers, Nuclear, Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism

For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda.

- Barack Obama

topic: America, Nuclear, Agendas, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism

Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.

- Ban Ki-moon

topic: Forever, Suffering, Nuclear, Nuclear Terrorism

I thought to myself, what is everyone's worst fear? Nuclear terrorism in America.

- Nelson DeMille

topic: America, Nuclear, Terrorism, Worst Fear, Nuclear Terrorism

For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome than leakage from military labs - perhaps even more costly and deadly than nuclear terrorism.

- Greg Bear

topic: Military, Years, Trying, Leakage, Nuclear Terrorism