In an all-out nuclear war, more destructive power than in all of World War II would be unleashed every second during the long afternoon it would take for all the missiles and bombs to fall. A World War II every second-more people killed in the first few hours than all the wars of history put together. The survivors, if any, would live in despair amid the poisoned ruins of a civilization that had committed suicide.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1980-1981: (ed. Best Books on, 1981) - ISBN: 9781623767808