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Declaration on the Nuclear Arms Race

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A Distant Light

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The nuclear arms race, a grim feature of modern life, has been with us since the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Driven by a futile search for security through nuclear “superiority,” this vastly expensive competition is increasingly a mortal threat to all humanity. Control of the arms race is one of mankind’s most urgent needs.

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Kendall, H.W. (2000). Declaration on the Nuclear Arms Race. In: Kendall, H.W. (eds) A Distant Light. Masters of Modern Physics, vol 0. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8507-1_11

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