Political Quotes

“the news from the administration yesterday is that there is an intention to weaponize space, to deploy space-based missile defenses, which would be a clear violation of the 1972 ABM Treaty. In 1972, the Russians and the United States signed an agreement which provided for the cessation of the nuclear arms race and to take effective measures towards reductions in strategic arms, nuclear disarmament, and generally and complete disarmament. On May 26, 1972, the two great powers agreed we would get rid of nuclear weapons; yet in the last week we have had the administration have its first test of its missile shield, and now they are talking about the weaponization of space. We began our session today with a prayer, and the prayer should continue to be, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. And I do not think it is the will of the divine to end this world in a nuclear conflagration. We should work towards the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and we should work for an end to policies which cause this country to move towards the weaponization of space.”