“I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science.”
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My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.
Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear states - all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using conventional weapons.
Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
From my earliest days I had a passion for science.
