Decommission Quotes

Will unionist demands for open, verifiable, photographed and witnessed decommissioning be adhered to or not? ... The day for deception is over. The day for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth has come. - Ian Paisley

Whilst the IRA and Sinn Fein continue to say there will be no decommissioning of illegal armaments, I have no reason to be optimistic about the outcome of these talks. - John Taylor

We're glad to see that the IRA has taken a significant step towards decommissioning but it hasn't actually begun decommissioning. And of course we want to see that happen. - David Trimble

Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process. - Martin McGuinness

We have seen the first decommissioning (of GAM weapons) yesterday. We took in about 62 weapons. Today was a much better day. We took in 100 weapons, so we are confident the GAM side will meet its obligations. - Pieter Feith

We have a confidence-building measure of very great significance, and we have a decommissioning process under way. - Tony Blair

We do not know how many guns, ammunition and explosives were decommissioned nor do we know how the decommissioning was carried out. There were no photographs, no detailed inventory and no detail of the destruction of these arms. - Ian Paisley

We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power. - George Pataki

Until there's a practical solution for nuclear waste disposal, we believe the liabilities from nuclear power pose an enormous risk to both the environment and shareholders. Also, nuclear is not cost effective, if you apply the full cost of waste disposal and decommissioning plants, as well as the potential environmental liabilities of accidents. - Carsten Henningsen