Bill Richardson Nuclear Quotations

We're going to focus on two important areas: one is verification, the second is what steps are the North Koreans taking to dismantle their nuclear weapons ? concrete steps,

Our critical security systems are operational. All our Energy Department nuclear materials are secure, ... Some of the high explosives are kept in concrete bunkers surrounded by earth and we don't see any problem.

I strongly believe that we made progress in our discussions in North Korea on the diplomatic front, on the nuclear front, on the humanitarian front,

We can assure the country and New Mexico that our nuclear materials are safe,

We want to engage the Chinese, we don't want to isolate them, ... We want to talk to them about nuclear non-proliferation, about warhead safety, about cooperation on science. We're not giving them extra technology, sensitive technology, nuclear information.

The stability of Asia, the future of Japan and the security of America will be determined by our ability to convince the North Koreans once and for all to dismantle their nuclear program, ... That is the goal of the six-party talks which I support and that is the message I will be carrying.

The foreign visitors program is important to our national security, ... We want Russian scientists to know how they should control their nuclear weapons.... Let's not get hysterical and overreach.