There are some people that will be deterred by the fact that we have nuclear weapons... But those people are the folks we can deal with anyway.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence.
Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.
Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent.
The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.
We have to get rid of those nuclear weapons.
The message from national security experts and citizens around the world is clear: The only way to eliminate the global nuclear danger is to eliminate all nuclear weapons.
So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.
As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.
People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to fall victim to nuclear weapons, and for each individual to express their refusal to continue living in the shadow of the threat they pose.