I heard the member for Nanaimo-Cowichan say that we had won the cold war with arms but without using them.
The fact is, if we had not dared-perhaps with an incredible lack of judgment-if we had not tempted fate with nuclear weapons, if we had not chanced it to the point of madness, to the point of the "mutual mad" as they called it, if we had not implemented deterrents, maybe none of us would be here tonight to talk about peace.
Even though this weapons race may be foolish, at least it ensures the precarious parity that now exists and we must take that risk until our planet is completely free of violence. Unfortunately, that is not the case yet; we live in a violent world and if I let my guard down, if we as a country let our guard down, someone somewhere will seize the opportunity. Alas, this is not Disney World yet.