Nuclear disarmament

Nuclear disarmament is the proposed undeployment and dismantling of nuclear weapons particularly those the United States and the Soviet Union (later Russia) targeted on each other.

Organisations

Many organisations and networks exist which distribute information and put pressure on governments, e.g. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). There was also a strong peace camp movement.

Related Topics:
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - Peace camp

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In 1955 11 leading scientists and intellectuals signed the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, warning of the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and calling on world leaders to find peaceful solutions to international tensions. This was followed in 1957 by the first of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.

Related Topics:
1955 - Russell-Einstein Manifesto - 1957 - Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs

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