Humanity has never been in such a situation. Without having reached a much higher level of virtue and without the benefit of much wiser guidance, people for the first time received in their hands such instruments with which they could destroy all mankind without fail. This is the achievement of all their glorious history, all the glorious labors of previous generations. And people will do well to stop and think about this new responsibility. Death stands on the alert, obedient, expectant, ready to serve, ready to sweep away all peoples "en masse", ready, if necessary, to turn into powder, without any hope of revival, all that remains of civilization. She is only waiting for the word of command. She is waiting for this word from a fragile, frightened creature who has long served as her victim and who has now become her master for the only time.