Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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• Joseph Rotblat:

  Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale de

• Joseph Rotblat:

  Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed

• Joseph Rotblat:

  Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instin

• Joseph Rotblat:

  My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in th

• Joseph Rotblat:

  Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities,

• Joseph Rotblat:

  Since the end of the Cold War two main nuclear powers have begun to make big reductions in their nu

• Joseph Rotblat:

  So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a f

• Joseph Rotblat:

  The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the colla

• Joseph Rotblat:

  The Cold War is over but Cold War thinking survives.

• Joseph Rotblat:

  The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclea