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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

- Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei
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I'm used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond.

I'm used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond.

I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.

Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon.

We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons.

You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc.

Sanctions are a bad idea.

I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.

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I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.

I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons.