People who push for unilateral nuclear disarmament live in an idealistic world that denies the existence of people willing to commit nuclear blackmail against you, with no compunction of nuking you. That is delusional and suicidal thinking.

People who keep their nuclear deterrent ready, with as much security and safeguards as they can devise, with constant reviews, are realistic and have a survival instinct. They may not like nuclear weapons, and they may want them eventually dismantled, but they are realists and understand that within us all lies the ideal and holy. They also know that the beast dwells there and must be constantly watched.

We have opened the box and we all have the knowledge. We need to live with it. We cannot go back.