Albert Einstein The Menace Of Mass Destruction Full Speech Work Apr 2026

But I do not share these views. I think the dangers are very real and very great. I believe that an international control of atomic energy is imperative.

The fate of humanity hangs in the balance. But I do not share these views

The nightmare of a world destroyed by atomic bombs, which seemed to be the stuff of which fantasies are made, has become a fearful reality. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance

The nations of the world now face a situation in which the continued use of atomic energy as a means of warfare may lead to a world-wide catastrophe. I believe that nations will cooperate

I believe that nations will cooperate.

It is said that there are now in existence forty thousand tons of uranium, enough to produce bombs of the kind used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Delivered on August 11, 1945