Nuclear weapons and disarmament

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AFSC has campaigned for the abolition of nuclear weapons since the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. 

Learn more about the work of our Peace and Economic Security Program.  

New START Treaty resources and links

Almost 70 years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Joseph Gerson, AFSC's disarmament coordinator, answers questions about the legacy of the 1945 atomic bombings.

Disarmament/nuclear weapons aboliton

An A-to-Z listing of resources.

Excerpts from "The day the sun rose in the West. Bikini, the Lucky Dragon and I"

Incidents of nuclear blackmail

A timeline of incidents of nuclear blackmail, from 1946 to today.

Letter to Obama for a nuclear weapons-free world

In June 2013, national organizations wrote to President Obama urging him to take steps to show support for the nuclear disaramament process. 

New study: "Nuclear famine: Two billion people at risk?"

A new study shows that a limited nuclear war would not only directly kill millions of people in the region, but would also cause a deadly famine, killing two billion people across the globe.

At UN, Joseph Gerson speaks for NGOs on nuclear disarmament

Civil society statement to the UN high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament.

Hiroshima declaration on the abolition of nuclear weapons - Nobel Peace Laureates speech

For abolition, peace, and security: Confronting nuclear powers and East Asian crises

Joseph Gerson's speech on rising militarism and the U.S. position in relation to the near-universal agreement about the need and possibility of eliminating nuclear weapons.

Nuclear war or real security?

While vital social services, education development, and social security were being cut from the budget, the U.S. committed an additional $185 billion to expand the U.S. nuclear program.

31 questions for a nuclear-free world

A handout with 31 questions for a nuclear-free world.

Overcoming the Obama doctrine

Joseph Gerson's speech at the World Confrence against A- & H-Bombs.

Power plants and weapons: The nuclear connection

Toward a nuclear-free future: Making sense of nuclear weapons in 2010

Overview of opportunities for nuclear disarmament and abolotion in 2010.

Cost of nuclear weapons

A handout with facts and figures about the status of nuclear weapons around the world.

Building international collaborations for peace and nuclear weapons abolition

Joseph Gerson's speech to the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's Annual Meeting.

Nuclear famine: Two billion people at risk?

Iran, the Bomb, and Nuclear Disarmament: Understanding the Call to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 7:00pm

Speakers: 
Elaine Scarry
Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value; Harvard University

James Walsh
Security Studies Program, MIT

Co-sponsored by MIT's Technology & Culture Forum and Massachusetts Peace Action

Held in honor of International Day for the Complete Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Related Content: 
Joseph Gerson on Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Mobilizing for Peace & Planet
Elaine Scarry on Nuclear Weapons Abolition

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