Physicians for Social Responsibility was founded in 1961 to educate the public about the dangers of nuclear weapons and nuclear war. In an era when schoolchildren were still trained to "survive" a nuclear attack in Duck and Cover exercises, the need for PSR was clear.
In the following decades, our efforts to educate the public about the dangers of nuclear war grew into an international movement, with the founding of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). PSR shared the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to IPPNW in 1985.
Today the PSR Security Program works to prevent nuclear war, and to prevent the development of new, useable nuclear weapons, or the resumption of nuclear testing. As the US now spends more money on nuclear weapons each year than even during the Cold War, PSR's work to prevent a nuclear holocaust is more vital than ever. Visit PSR's national website, at www.psr.org, to find out how you can become active in this critical area. |
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