This revelation of the secrets of nature,
long mercifully withheld from man,
should arouse the most solemn reflections
in the mind and conscience of every human being
capable of comprehension.

We must indeed pray that these awful agencies
will be made to conduce to peace among nations,
and that instead of wreaking havoc upon the entire globe
they may become a perennial fountain of world prosperity.

Winston S. Churchill, 6. August 1945