The elimination of nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian, and public health imperative. Learn more and get involved today.
Peace and Health Blog
- Turning back from the brink of nuclear warby Lawrence Wittner on October 23, 2025 at 4:03 pm
Early this year, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate introduced resolutions that call upon the U.S. government to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race. Co-sponsored by 36 members of the House and 5 members of the Senate, H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323 urge the U.S. government to
- Albert Einstein and the problem of warby Lawrence Wittner on October 11, 2025 at 8:12 pm
Although Albert Einstein is best-known as a theoretical physicist, he also spent much of his life grappling with the problem of war. In 1914, shortly after he moved to Berlin to serve as director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Physics, Einstein was horrified by the onset of World War I. “Europe, in her insanity, has started
- Violence against health professionals in conflict areas is unacceptableby IPPNW on October 7, 2025 at 3:03 pm
[The following statement was issued by IPPNW’s International Council on 5 October, at the conclusion of the 24th World Congress in Nagasaki.] IPPNW expresses its grave concern at the extreme suffering caused by the large-scale destruction of healthcare and other essential civilian services that is currently occurring in both Gaza and Sudan. The Palestinian people
- “All that’s required is political will and leadership”by IPPNW on October 7, 2025 at 12:43 am
by Matt Bivens, MD, an emergency medicine attending physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford MA Terumi Tanaka was 13 years old, at home, reading a book, when the last atomic bomb ever dropped on a city exploded less than 2 miles away. The flash of
- IPPNW World Congress issues Nagasaki Declarationby IPPNW on October 4, 2025 at 7:19 am
We have gathered in Nagasaki, as doctors, medical students, and activists, to commemorate the Hibakusha, the victims and survivors of the US atomic bombings here and in Hiroshima 80 years after those terrible events, and the survivors of the more than 2,000 nuclear tests conducted around the world. We recognize and thank the Hibakusha and Nihon Hidankyo, recipients
IPPNW’s 24th World Congress in Nagasaki, Japan from October 2nd-4th completed with a declaration on the devastating consequences of nuclear weapons and recommitment to global efforts toward disarmament, peace, and diplomacy.
“As physicians, we understand that we must prevent what we cannot cure, and nuclear war is a catastrophe from which there will be no recovery. We join our voices with those of the Hibakusha here in Nagasaki in calling for action for a more peaceful world and the prevention of nuclear war as an absolute imperative requiring the elimination of nuclear weapons.”
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) cordially invite you to join and support our presentation of this year’s Global Health and Peace Awards, honoring Dr. Jennifer Leaning, who has dedicated her life to health and human rights.
Our special event will be in-person this year at the Ikeda Center in Harvard Square from 5:00-8:00pm on Saturday, December 6th, 2025. We are thrilled to gather for some beautiful music, food and drink, and socializing with friends and colleagues who share our concern about the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change.
Earlier this month, IPPNW, ICAN, and Pugwash hosted a webinar, “Autonomous Armageddon: Nuclear Weapons and AI“, to explore the alarming dangers posed by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nuclear weapons systems.
The expert panel discussed the general and specific risks AI presents to nuclear command and control systems, the catastrophic humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear war, and ongoing initiatives to mitigate these threats.