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They could bring the weapon to...

They could bring the weapon today inside a cargo container that comes to one of our ports, and the technologies that we have deployed would have a low chance of finding it.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

The absence of a focal enemy, ...

The absence of a focal enemy, which is what the Cold War had provided; the complexity of the developments that are occurring that mean that the world is just extremely complicated - lots of different and competing stories and strands; the continuing reality of megaterrorism; and the dysfunctionality of our politics that has neglected the foundations of the U.S. role in the world; have altogether left us somewhat confused.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

When we succeeded in winning t...

When we succeeded in winning the Cold War, escaping a nuclear Armageddon that could have killed us all, the U.S. inevitably had a serious problem about an encore: what now for our place in the world?

Graham Allison 18 quotes

There are two great tragedies ...

There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

For interests that are vital t...

For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

Given that the Al Qaeda core h...

Given that the Al Qaeda core has been significantly destroyed or disabled, and that the leadership seems to be essentially on the run or in hiding, it would lead me to think that probably it is one of the less centralized groups that might be the greatest danger.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

The fact that there are now ma...

The fact that there are now many entities that may have some loose affiliation with a former core Al Qaeda - or who have decided to fashion themselves as an affiliate or follower in the Al Qaeda jihadist tradition - as well as groups that are just inspired by the concept that they could also be the perpetrators of mass killing, means that there is a spectrum of threats.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

The best simpleminded test of ...

The best simpleminded test of expertise in a particular area is an ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

When a rapidly rising power ri...

When a rapidly rising power rivals an established ruling power, trouble ensues. In 11 of 15 cases in which this has occurred in the past 500 years, the result was war. The great Greek historian Thucydides identified these structural stresses as the primary cause of the war between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece. In his oft-quoted insight, 'It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this inspired in Sparta that made war inevitable.'

Graham Allison 18 quotes

Since earlier this year, the a...

Since earlier this year, the administration has shifted from an ideological approach toward North Korea, which produced nothing but counterproductive results, to a realistic, pragmatic approach with interesting results.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

The danger is that a terrorist...

The danger is that a terrorist like Osama bin Laden who is very motivated ... gets a bomb out of a place like Russia. [Say] some crook steals it, he sells it to Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden brings it to Cleveland, or Boston, or L.A., and blows it up.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

My bottom line is that if the ...

My bottom line is that if the U.S. government just stands on the autopilot, just on the current trim line ... I think that it is more likely than not that we will see a nuclear bomb exploding in one of our cities in less than a decade.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

You don't find people of integ...

You don't find people of integrity who operate in that zone.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

There is going to be lots of t...

There is going to be lots of twists and turns here, and I think both the U.S. and Iraq will end up making some compromises, accommodations, as we get towards endgame.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

We are seeing the most intense...

We are seeing the most intense bargaining among big states that we have seen since the end of the Cold War, with war in the offing and no certainty about the outcome,

Graham Allison 18 quotes

Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimat...

Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe,

Graham Allison 18 quotes

Explosive material plus radioa...

Explosive material plus radioactive material equals dirty bomb.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

That means no new national pro...

That means no new national production of highly enriched uranium from which a bomb could be made, and that's the issue over Iran.

Graham Allison 18 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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