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Though not well-publicized here in Canada, Canada will participate in the NATO Defender Europe 2020 war manoeuvres held in Europe between January 12 through July 10. Science for Peace, which counts as its members the late Ursula Franklin and John Polanyi, unreservedly opposes this provocative and regressive recapitulation of the brutal 20th century. In addition … Read more NATO Defender Europe
On Thursday January 23rd, 2020 the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock 20 seconds closer to midnight, the closest they have ever been. In their statement Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight we read,”Humanity continues to face two simultaneous … Read more 100 Seconds to Midnight
Science for Peace sees great danger in the attack on 3 January by American forces on a senior Iranian official, Qassem Soleimani. The strike was decided by the President abruptly, without consulting allies, or his own government. The drone killing of Gen. Soleimani on Iraqi soil was more than simple murder, it was armed aggression … Read more Iran Letter
As an anti-war organization, Science for Peace opposes military intervention, both as an ethic and as a researched conclusion about the catastrophic practices and outcomes of war. Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, leading Kurdish civilians to flee en masse from the Turkish military intent on ethnic cleansing, has led to calls from … Read more The Kurdish Situation in Northern Syria: What Must be Done to Stop Violence
Care of humanity and of Earth and its ecosystems is the precondition for both justice and peace. Human beings, creatures, and plants are part of a web of life that depends on Earth for its sustenance. None are on Earth of their own choice. As the most intelligent of living beings, gifted with a moral … Read more Mission statement
12 February 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed (1949) under a Treaty renouncing “the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.” The Treaty calls for military action only in response to an attack upon a member. By reserving the liberty of deciding when military … Read more Why Canada Should Withdraw from NATO
Science for Peace, 5 February 2019 (français a suivre) We are members of Science for Peace, an organization formed during the Cold War, fearful that either accidental or intentional nuclear war would break out and lead to massive death. We are directing this statement to people from all walks of life as well as to … Read more Canada must Support Treaties that Ban Nuclear Weapons
Approved by the Science for Peace Board, 5 November 2018 Noting that there are approximately 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world; Deeply concerned about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons; Stressing the risks related to the existence of nuclear weapons; Realizing the plans by nuclear-armed states to retain indefinitely and modernize … Read more Resolution on Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Approved by the Science for Peace Board, Nov. 5, 2018 Recognizing the existential threat posed to human civilization and to life on our planer from the nearly 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world; Deeply concerned by the absence of any meaningful nuclear disarmament negotiations; Noting the plans by all nuclear-armed states to modernize and indefinitely … Read more Resolution on the Don’t Bank on the Bomb Campaign
May 19, 2018 The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: Re: Violence in Gaza I am writing to you as President of Science for Peace, a civil society group that works for peace by using a scientific approach, and … Read more Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau re Gaza violence