Sam Nunn
Sam Nunn
Samuel Augustus "Sam" Nunn, Jr.is an American lawyer and politician. Currently the co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, Nunn served for 24 years as a United States Senator from Georgiaas a member of the Democratic Party. His political experience and credentials on national defense reportedly made him a potential running mate for Democratic presidential candidates John Kerryand Barack Obama...
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But it has not been easy, ... It has been three yards and a cloud of dust, to use a football analogy, as opposed to a 40-yard touchdown pass.
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While I am honored to have my name mentioned for a Cabinet position, I am not interested in going back into government at this juncture in my life,
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The good news is that we are making progress. The bad news is that we're doing too little and moving much too slowly. . . . The job of securing dangerous materials in Russia itself is about one-half done.
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a production line of nuclear weapons ... will not be permitted.
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This is part of prudent efforts to protect our interests in the Gulf,
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If terrorists gain access to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons they can destroy lives, destabilize economies and change history, ... We have an obligation to future generations to do everything we can to keep these dangerous weapons out of the world's most dangerous hands.
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There are some who believe we are going to have an electronic Pearl Harbor, so to speak, before we really make (computer security) the kind of priority that many of us believe it deserves to be,
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I'm told by the law enforcement officials that they expect probably 20 bomb threats a day. Hopefully, all 20 will be hoaxes, but strange people do strange things.
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This is a heck of a great beginning, ... Once they see the vision, I think it'll come. It's already started.
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We are in a race between cooperation and catastrophe, and the threat is outrunning our response.
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I think that our American people will welcome a Russian military force for peace-keeping purposes.
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Seventeen years after the Cold War, how can it be in the Unites States' national security interest for the President of Russia to have only a few minutes to decide whether to fire his nuclear weapons or lose them in response to what could be a false warning?
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Senator Biden was correct by calling for more to look into Governor Cuomo's defense policy. It is clear to me, by researching the governor's record on the issue, that he would be a wildcard on national defense issues.
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The war between the Iranians and Iraqis is a touchy issue. To be quite honest, they each other's guts. It was not responsible to let one of our ships be put into a war zone like that.