Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility celebrates entry-into-force of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This treaty changes the legal status of nuclear weapons in international law, and marks a historic milestone for a decades-long, intergenerational movement to abolish nuclear weapons. The TPNW was adopted by 122 nations at the UN in …
Make sure that the Members of Congress that represent you hear about this historic event, and ask them to respond.
Op-ed in the Boston Globe by PSR Board Member Ira Helfand, MD and Nate Goldshlag.
Op-ed in the Des Moines Register by Dr. David Drake, PSR Board Member.
Op-ed in The Hill by Robert Dodge, MD and Ira Helfand, MD, PSR Board Members.
Op-ed in The Hill Times by Jérémy Cotton, PSR Nuclear Weapons Intern.
Honduras has become the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, paving the way for it to enter into force on January 22, 2021.
New York Times article quoting PSR.
This treaty changes the legal status of nuclear weapons in international law, and marks a historic milestone for a decades-long, intergenerational movement to abolish nuclear weapons.
Once the treaty enters into force, the legal status of nuclear weapons will change. It will be a moment that PSR and our partner organizations have been looking forward to.