Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. Mohamed ElBaradei More Quotes by Mohamed ElBaradei More Quotes From Mohamed ElBaradei My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles. Mohamed ElBaradei taught principles father Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer. Mohamed ElBaradei professional-training training discipline We know North Korea has the plutonium that can go into the bomb. Mohamed ElBaradei plutonium korea bombs We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use Mohamed ElBaradei mass-destruction use country How can you run for president if you dont know the job description? Mohamed ElBaradei president running jobs Youre shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates. Mohamed ElBaradei moderates shooting feet The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world. Mohamed ElBaradei egypt track liberty If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included. Mohamed ElBaradei mass-destruction zero country Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can deliver systems for producing material usable in weapons. Mohamed ElBaradei nuclear training weapons The globalization that has swept away the barriers to the movement of goods, ideas and people has also swept with it barriers that confined and localized security threats. Mohamed ElBaradei movement people ideas If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the peoples desperate need for change. Mohamed ElBaradei uprising government numbers People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular. Mohamed ElBaradei smart government people The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they have a lot of credibility because all the other liberal parties have been smothered for 30 years. Mohamed ElBaradei egypt party years You either have a civil society or you dont. Mohamed ElBaradei civil-society The simple fact is that there is a limited amount of water on the planet, and we cannot afford to be negligent in its use. We cannot keep treating it as if it will never run out. Mohamed ElBaradei simple running water Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. Mohamed ElBaradei nuclear want country As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy. Mohamed ElBaradei democracy acting military Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others. Mohamed ElBaradei mass-destruction example country Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology. Mohamed ElBaradei technology country thinking I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues. Mohamed ElBaradei arms issues humanity
