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NUCLEAR
WEAPONS CAMPAIGN
UPDATE
As of October 25, over 150 NGOs,
along with 20 Nobel Laureates and 43 members of parliament from
countries around the world have endorsed our project to have
all nuclear warheads removed from hair-trigger alert to eliminate
the daily possibility of a nuclear war starting by accident through
an accidental missile launch, early warning system error, or
miscalculation. A recent report from the RAND Think Tank warned
that the 4,000 U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads now on hair-trigger
alert could be launched in a few minutes notice destroying both
countries in an hour.
The Statement of Endorsement
to eliminate the hair-trigger policy, with the list of endorsers,
will be presented as part of the World Summit of Nobel Peace
Laureates in Rome, Italy from Nov. 9-12. Mikhail Gorbachev will
lead this meeting and initiate a global campaign to rid the world
of nuclear weapons. Our statement, compiled together with Friends
of the Earth Australia Anti-Nuclear Weapons Campaign, with the
impressive list of endorsers, is an important contribution to
this new campaign.
After the World Summit in Rome,
the Statement will be taken to the Non-Proliferation Treaty conference.
Below is the list of Nobel Laureates
and other influential individuals that have added their endorsement
to this campaign.
Dr. Baruj Benacerraf - Medicine
1980
Dr. Guenter Blobel - Medicine 1999
Mairead Corrigan Maguire - Peace 1976
Dr. Peter C. Doherty - Medicine 1996
Dr. R.R. Ernst - Chemistry 1991
Dr. John B. Fenn - Chemistry 2002.
Dr. Val L. Fitch - Physics 1980
Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman - Chemistry 1985
Dr. Edmond H. Fischer - Medicine 1992
Dr. Leon M. Lederman - Physics 1988
Dr. Jean-Marue Lehn - Chemistry 1987
Dr. Ferid Murad - Medicine 1998
Dr. Joseph Rotblat - Peace 1995
Oscar Arias Sanchez - Peace 1987
Dr. Frederick Sanger - Chemistry 1958; 1980
Dr. Jack Steinberger - Physics 1998
Dr. E. Donnall Thomas - Medicine 1990
Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Peace 1984
The Dalai Lama - Peace 1989
Other prominent endorsers include:
Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich., Dr. Robert Muller former UN Assistant
Secretary General, Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Arthur C. Clarke,
Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Mayors for Peace representing
547 cities in 107 countries, Dr. Bruce Blair president of Center
for Defense Information, Professor Paul Ehrlich, Admiral L Ramdas
of India-Pakistan Initiative for Peace, Commander Robert Green
of Disarmament and Security Center in New Zealand, Daniel Ellsberg,
and along with over 100 organizations, members of parliament
from Italy, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, United Kingdom,
Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Articles Archive UPDATE As of October 25, over 150 NGOs, along with 20 Nobel Laureates and 43 members of parliament from countries around the world have endorsed our project to have all nuclear warheads removed from hair-trigger alert to eliminate the daily possibility of a nuclear war starting by accident through an accidental missile launch, early warning system error, or miscalculation. A recent report from the RAND Think Tank warned that the 4,000 U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads now on hair-trigger alert could be launched in a few minutes notice destroying both countries in an hour. The Statement of Endorsement to eliminate the hair-trigger policy, with the list of endorsers, will be presented as part of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Italy from Nov. 9-12. Mikhail Gorbachev will lead this meeting and initiate a global campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Our statement, compiled together with Friends of the Earth Australia Anti-Nuclear Weapons Campaign, with the impressive list of endorsers, is an important contribution to this new campaign. After the World Summit in Rome, the Statement will be taken to the Non-Proliferation Treaty conference. Below is the list of Nobel Laureates and other influential individuals that have added their endorsement to this campaign. Dr. Baruj Benacerraf - Medicine
1980 Other prominent endorsers include: Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich., Dr. Robert Muller former UN Assistant Secretary General, Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Arthur C. Clarke, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Mayors for Peace representing 547 cities in 107 countries, Dr. Bruce Blair president of Center for Defense Information, Professor Paul Ehrlich, Admiral L Ramdas of India-Pakistan Initiative for Peace, Commander Robert Green of Disarmament and Security Center in New Zealand, Daniel Ellsberg, and along with over 100 organizations, members of parliament from Italy, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. Home Page | AWC Goals | AWC Branches | Archives Resolution 2010 | Human Manifesto | AWC History United Nations | AWC Staff | Join Online Today | Worldometers Contact Us |