Russell–Einstein Manifesto
Sign in to savemanifesto issued in London on 9 July 1955 by Bertrand Russell in the midst of the Cold War; highlighted the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and called for world leaders to seek peaceful resolutions to international conflict
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- Instance of
- manifesto
- Author
- Bertrand Russell
- Main subject
- nuclear weapon
- Image
- Russell Manifest.jpg
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- signatory
- Joseph Rotblat
- publication date
- 1955-07-09
- language of work or name
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
"Here, then, is the problem which we present to you, stark and dreadful and inescapable: Shall we put an end to the human race; or shall mankind renounce war?"~ Bertrand Russell The Russell–Einstein Manifesto was issued in London on 9 July 1955 by Bertrand Russell in the midst of the Cold War. It highlighted the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and called for world leaders to seek peaceful resolutions to international conflict. The signatories included eleven pre-eminent intellectuals and scientists, including Albert Einstein, who signed it shortly before his death on 18 April 1955. Shortly after the release, philanthropist Cyrus S. Eaton offered to sponsor a conference—called for in the manifesto—in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Eaton's birthplace. The conference, held in July 1957, became the first of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russell–Einstein Manifesto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.