Nuclear weapons
Reagan, Ronald. Remarks at the Signing of the INF Treaty with Soviet Premier Gorbachev. 8 Dec. 1987, Washington, DC, USA.
On the explosion of the first atomic bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16th, 1945.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert. Quoted in NBC White Paper: The Decision to Drop the Bomb. Narrated by Chet Huntley, directed by Fred Freed and Len Giovannitti, written by Fred Freed, 5 Jan. 1965, NBC.
@realDonaldTrump. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Twitter, 2 Jan. 2018, 7:49 p.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/948355557022420992.
Truman, Harry S. First announcement of the atomic bomb. 6 Aug. 1945, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.
Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.
Reporting on the first detonation of an atomic bomb which occurred in New Mexico on July 16th, 1945.
Laurence, William L. "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test; Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in New Mexico Test Caravan of Scientists by Night Directions for Observers' Safety Roar Reverberations Over Desert." The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1945.
Reporting on the first detonation of an atomic bomb which occurred in New Mexico on July 16th, 1945.
Laurence, William L. "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test; Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in New Mexico Test Caravan of Scientists by Night Directions for Observers' Safety Roar Reverberations Over Desert." The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1945.
Einstein, Albert. "Atomic Education Urged by Einstein." New York Times, 25 May 1946. Originally from "Telegram to prominent Americans." 24 May 1946. USA.
Part of Emperor Hirohito's broadcast announcing Japan's surrender after the atom bomb had destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.
On the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 24th, 1962.
Rusk, Dean. Quoted in "In Time of Crisis." Written by Stewart Alsop and Charles Bartlett. The Saturday Evening Post, 8 Dec. 1962. Originally spoken during a private conversation with McGeorge Bundy. ExComm meeting. 14 Oct. 1962, Cabinet Room, West Wing, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.
Oppenheimer, Julius Robert. "The Atomic Bomb and College Education." Commencement ceremony. 28 Feb. 1946, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Address to the U.N. Atomic Energy Commission, June 14, 1946
Baruch, Bernard M. Address to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. First session of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. 14 June 1946, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA.
Zedong, Mao. Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong. Aug. 1946.
Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.
Einstein, Albert. Quoted in Einstein on Peace, edited by Otto Nathan and Heinz Norden. Simon and Schuster, 1960, ch. 9. Originally from Letter to Franklin Roosevelt, 2 Aug. 1939.
Truman, Harry S. Message to Congress on atomic energy. 3 Oct. 1945, Washington, DC, USA.
Bradley, Omar. "Armistice Day Speech, November 10, 1948." The Collected Writings of General Omar N. Bradley. Vol. 1, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1967. Originally a speech at an Armistice Day Celebration. 10 Nov. 1948, Boston Chamber of Commerence, Boston, MA, USA.