Written by Dr. Lars Pohlmeier, Co-Chair of IPPNW Germany, and translated by Stella Ziegler, IPPNW International Student Representative This article was originally published on IPPNW Germany‘s blog in German following the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 27 November – 1 December in NYC. This is the final […]
The TPNW provides hope for nuclear disarmament: Part 3
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The fallacy of deterrence
by Kati Juva The idea of deterrence is that when the adversary is aware of your capacity to punish it very forcefully (to make a counterstrike) for its unwanted behaviour (using nuclear weapons), they will make a rational decision not execute the unwanted act. Otherwise, they would also be destroyed. This has been the mantra […]
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We are stronger together: Reflections on 2023
by Dr. Sally Ndung’u, IPPNW At-Large Board Member and XXIII IPPNW Congress President The XXIII IPPNW World Congress – Mombasa, Kenya 2023 was a climax year in my medical peace advocacy work. The year started with a lot of hope; at the time, hope to successfully host the very first IPPNW World Congress in Africa […]
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Changing paradigm of war–increasing humanitarian crisis
by Dr. Arun Mitra War is the most serious threat to public health with catastrophic effects on infrastructure and environment and accounts for more deaths & disability than many major diseases combined. It destroys families, communities and sometimes whole cultures. It channels limited resources away from health and other social needs. Any nuclear exchange can […]
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No nukes, no war, no warming!
by Drs. Angelika Claussen, Harrison Kuria Karime, Bimal Khadka, and Knut Mork Skagen “What are you guys doing here?” As the first IPPNW delegation attending the UN climate summit (COP28), this was a question we heard often. For years, the security sector has described climate change as a “threat multiplier,” retooling the crisis into an […]
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Remembering Boris Bondarenko
by Prof. Igor Korneev, St. Petersburg, and Dr. Lars Pohlmeier, Bremen If peace had a face and if kindness, mutual cultural understanding and respect had a name it might well be the face and name of of our Russian colleague Boris Bondarenko. Born on January 7th in 1938 in Magadan to a family of doctors, […]
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Soka University of America Students Meet with IPPNW for Disarmament Seminar
by Mitch Bogen, originally published on IkedaCenter.org On January 22, the Center furthered its commitment by hosting a seminar that brought together students from Soka University of America (SUA) with representatives from Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which won the 1985 Nobel Peace […]
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IPPNW’s message about nuclear war “universally embraced” at 2MSP
by Michael Christ, IPPNW’s Executive Director, originally published on IPPNW’s bi-annual newsletter Vital Signs As diplomats assembled at United Nations Headquarters for the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2MSP/TPNW), an IPPNW volunteer force of more than 50 doctors, medical students and activists from 14 countries descended […]
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IPPNW donor spotlight: Gislin Dagnelie
This article was originally published on IPPNW’s bi-annual newsletter Vital Signs Dr. Gislin Dagnelie first became aware of IPPNW when he was still living in his homeland: the Netherlands. His father was a pulmonologist who eventually served on the Dutch IPPNW board of directors and traveled to international conferences, including to Leningrad, where he joined […]
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Narendra Modi is wrong about nuclear disarmament
by Arun Mitra Speaking in an election rally in Madhya Pradesh on April 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a mockery of nuclear disarmament. In his speech he said “those who talk of nuclear disarmament cannot protect the country.” Some constituents of INDIA group talk of nuclear disarmament, he warned. There can be only two […]
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