We invite you to download and read IPPNW's 2001 Annual Report, which contains descriptions of our accomplishments during the past year, as well as complete financial statements. This report is available as a PDF file (590 Kb), which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader (available for free at Adobe's Website).
The effects of a nuclear explosion are so devastating that many people today are in denial about the continued threat. And a succession of arms control agreements and the end of the Cold War have combined to create a popular myth that the threat of nuclear war has ended.
IPPNW works to dispel this dangerous myth that has lessened public pressure for the steps needed to end the nuclear threat. The myth is also dangerous because it under- estimates the capacity and willingness of nations to make war when their perceived interests are at stake and to use whatever weapons are necessary to secure those interests. And it is dangerous because it perpetuates the system of nuclear double standards that grants the powerful few permission to maintain nuclear arsenals.
What is really happening in the nuclear world today?
The effects of a nuclear explosion are so devastating that many people today are in denial about the continued threat. And a succession of arms control agreements and the end of the Cold War have combined to create a popular myth that the threat of nuclear war has ended.
IPPNW works to dispel this dangerous myth that has lessened public pressure for the steps needed to end the nuclear threat. The myth is also dangerous because it under- estimates the capacity and willingness of nations to make war when their perceived interests are at stake and to use whatever weapons are necessary to secure those interests. And it is dangerous because it perpetuates the system of nuclear double standards that grants the powerful few permission to maintain nuclear arsenals.
What is really happening in the nuclear world today?