Albert Einstein The Menace Of Mass Destruction Fixed Full Speech Direct

This is not science fiction. This is physics. And physics does not care about our politics.

...There is no secret and there is no defense; there is no possibility of control except through the aroused understanding and insistence of the peoples of the world. We scientists recognize our inescapable responsibility to carry to our fellow citizens an understanding of the simple facts of atomic energy and its implications for society. In this lies our only hope." albert einstein the menace of mass destruction full speech

Some will call me a utopian. They said the same of those who worked to abolish slavery, to give women the vote, to end the divine right of kings. Every great advance in human morality was once called impossible. This is not science fiction

By 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were ash. Einstein’s reaction was immediate and visceral. He reportedly said, “If I had known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would have never lifted a finger.” They said the same of those who worked