IPPNW in the News

2007

• December 14, 2007:German study finds correlation between leukemia and distance of one's home from a nuclear power plant - IPPNW/Europe's article on the German study and article in the Brattleboro Reformer
• October 27, 2007: Iran; The Road to Armageddon - article
• August 20, 2007: Physician speaks out on Israeli reactor Dimona and cancer risk - article
• August 6 and 9, 2007: IPPNW commemorates the 62nd anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  Related Stories:
  • Indian press - article on IDPD's seminar
  • Belgium and Flemish press - oped by Henri Firket of AMPGN (written in French)
  • Swedish press - article mentioning the Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear War and Dr. Gunnar Westberg in the Goteborgs-Posten (written in Swedish)
• May 24, 2007: Dr. ElBaradei - ICAN mentioned in a statement on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe: Where Do We Go From Here?
• January 29, 2007: Doctors Protest Trident Submarine Base
  Related Stories:
  • Press release on the arrests
  • UK press - article on Dr. Liz Waterston in the New Castle Journal
  • UK press - article on Dr. Lesley Morrison in Borders Today
  • UK press - article on Dr. Trevor Trueman in the Malvern Gazette

2006

• Sudden Death: A physician recognized the hazards that persist in a post-nuclear age and vows to allow no harm, Dr. Bernard Lown, IPPNW Co-Founder - Summer 2006
• Letter to the Editor: Kudos to student for stance on nuclear weapons [March 30, 2006] from the Westwood Press

Conferences, Events, and Reports Commemorating Chernobyl

• Chernobyl: A 20 Year Catastrophe; A Lesson for the Future
  IPPNW affiliates around the world commemorated the April 26th, 1986 disaster with reports and international conferences
• Chernobyl Reports
• Chernobyl Conferences
• Chernobyl Links

The War Against Iraq

• Appeal to President Bush during his visit to Germany - February 2005
• Medact Report: The Enduring Effects of War: Health in Iraq 2004 - 2004
• Medact Report: Collateral Damage - 2002
• PSR Statement on Crisis in Iraq - June 2004
• Protesting the War Against Iraq
• IPPNW Protests Decision to Halt Civilian Casualty Counts - 12/11/2003
• Statement on Launch of War - 3/20/2003
• IPPNW's International Petition
• Reports from Fact-Finding Missions in Iraq
• Continuing Collateral Damage: The health and environmental costs of war on Iraq
• Iraq and Smart Security by Dr. John O. Pastore, David Rush
• Iraq: The Spectre of Nuclear War by Dr. Ron McCoy
• The Human Cost of War With Iraq by Michael Christ
• Which Principle Mr Downer? by Dr. Sue Wareham
• Contact IPPNW experts on this topic

2005

• It's time to abolish nuclear weapons (pdf) by Sue Wareham from the Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol.59, No.4 - 2005
• The Danger is Still Very Near [October 7, 2005] from the Lincoln Journal OpEd on the IPPNW 25th anniversary event with Daniel Ellsberg, James Taylor, Marjorie Decker and several of the co-founders of IPPNW - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
• IPPNW congratulates Dr. ElBaradei and the IAEA - 2005 Nobel Peace Laureate
  

2004 And Earlier

• 2005 statement from the 6th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates - Rome, Italy
  
• 2004 statement from the 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates - Rome, Italy
  
• 2004 transcript from IPPNW Co-president Dr. Westberg and IPPNW International Student Representative, Alex Rosen at the Summit discussing terrorism
• 2003 statement from the 4th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates - Rome, Italy
• Peace as Preventive Medicine - the Satya interview with Dr. Victor Sidel - March 2003
  
• IPPNW congratulates President Jimmy Carter - 2002 Nobel Peace Laureate
  
• North Korea: Time for More Talks and Fewer Threats by Mary-Wynne Ashford [September 26, 2003]
• Hiroshima, an awful lesson of history [August 5, 2002]
  
• Beware the 'Bunker Buster' Mentality [May 16, 2002]
  
• Slippery Slope To Damnation [March 2002]
  
• Bombs Are Not the Answer [November 2001]
  
• Military War Pouring Kerosene on the Fire [October 2001]
  
• Militarism and Unilateralism: Dangerous and Flawed [August 2001]
  
• US Needs to Re-examine Priorities [August 30, 2001]
  
• The Missile Shield and a Grim Specter [June 2001]
  
• Missile Defenses Will Leave Us Vulnerable [May 2001]
  
• Remove the Hair Trigger [April 2001]
  
• Bush Policy Might Bully US Allies [March 2001]
  
• Nuclear Weapons Remain Greatest Threat [December 2000]
  
• Blame Russian Tragedy on Our Romance with Nuclear Weapons [August 17, 2000]
  
• A Nuke-Free World Is Within Reach [August 6, 2000]
  
• Health Professionals as Peace Advocates in Areas of Conflict [July 29, 2000]
  
• US Anti-Missile Plan Will Increase Danger of Nuclear War [June 27, 2000]
  
• New Edition of Groundbreaking Nuclear Weapons Study [June 27, 2000]
  
• International Physicians Organization Calls for Shutdown of French Plutonium Reprocessing Industry [June 30, 2000]
  
• Statement on Radiation Exposure at Tokai Fuel Plant [October 2, 1999]
  
• Study Predicts More Than 8 Million Deaths if Nuclear Weapon Is Used on Bombay [July 27, 1999]
  
• Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC): Model Treaty to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons [May 20, 1999]
  
• Hiroshima Day [August 3, 1999]
  
• Test Ban and Credibility [October 18, 1999]