“Nuclear weapons are unworthy of civilization.”
Senator Alan Cranston, Founder, Global Security Institute
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Our efforts are guided by the skills and commitment of our team of former heads of state, distinguished diplomats and politicians, celebrities, religious leaders, Nobel Peace Laureates, disarmament and legal experts, and concerned informed citizens.
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President Mikhail Gorbachev
(b. 1931 — d. 2022)
Former President of the Soviet Union, 1990 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala
(b. 1938 — d. 2023)
Former UN Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs.
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(b. 1908 — d. 2005)
Physicist who left the Manhattan Project on grounds of conscience.
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