Disarmament

One of the absurdities of the human race is that our intelligence and resources are used to create more effective ways to do ourselves in.

When we’ve reached a point where our scientists are developing new weapons to irradiate water supplies for future generations or developing landmines deliberately made to look like a child’s toy, it has to stop.

Joseph Rotblat Interview

In a clip from TheCommunity.com's "What's so hard about Peace?" series, Nobel Laureate Joseph Rotblat talks to Michael Douglas about why he resigned from the Manhattan Project, where he had been working to develop the atom bomb.

Gorbachev says arms race continues to be a threat

"We need to develop a regime of control over arms trade, and build international relations not on force, but on a balance of interests."

In 1986 then President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev initiated the world's first significant nuclear arms reduction talks with Britain and the United States. The talks resulted in the US and the USSR jointly eliminating intermediate-ranged nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles.

In an informal conversation, Mary Wald, Chairman of TheCommunity.com, recently had the chance to ask him what he feels are the real security threats today.

Watch on You Tube:

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Saying good-bye to a friend

A tribute to Sir Joseph Roblat, a good friend of TheCommunity.com. Joseph, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, was one of the world's first nuclear scientists. He was also one of the world's most steadfast, informed and effective critics of nuclear development.

He passed away in 2005.

Joseph Rotblat on US Nuclear Policy

Russell-Einstein Manifesto

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was penned by Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein in 1955.

It warns governments of the extreme danger of continuing to develop nuclear weapons, and urges them to find peaceful solutions to conflict. It was signed by 11 of the leading nuclear scientists of the time.

It was the last document Albert Einstein signed before his death. The press conference releasing the Manifesto was chaired by Professor Joseph Rotblat.

Full text of the manifesto follows.