For Common Security Diplomacy: End the Ukraine War, No New Cold War, A Nuclear-Free World

Ukrainian flag in the wind. Blue Yellow flag in the city of Kharkov

For Common Security Diplomacy: End the Ukraine War, No New Cold War, A Nuclear-Free World Joseph Gerson’s Speech in Gensuikyo’s (Japan Council against A- & H- Bombs) Annual Conference – February 28, 2022 I want to thank Gensuikyo for the privilege of joining you today. With Russia’s catastrophic invasion of Ukraine, we face the danger … Read more

Testimony of Joseph Gerson. June 9,

Joseph Gerson

President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security June 9, 2021 I am here to testify in favor of (S.1703 / H.2597) I am the President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security. My doctorate is in politics and international security studies.  In 1980 I helped to launch the nuclear weapons freeze campaign that contributed … Read more

The 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race

Historic black-and-white photograph of the Operation Crossroads Baker nuclear test, showing a massive mushroom cloud rising above the ocean after an underwater atomic explosion.

By Joseph Gerson The writer is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau. Credit: US government NEW YORK, Jun 9 2021 (IPS) – A new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)—focusing on nuclear weapons spending– following on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists … Read more

Recordings of May 15 No First Use Conference

Poster Conference

On May 15 a major conference to promote advocacy for a U.S. No First Use doctrine was organized by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Massachusetts and Chicago Peace Action, Physicians for Social Responsibility and a host of other co-sponsors. Links to the sessions follow below Panel 1 – https://youtu.be/hgEWKZylveQ Dr. Ira Helfand, Elaine … Read more

The Whys & Promise of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Dr. Joseph Gerson

Nuclear Ban

Dr. Joseph Gerson* On Friday, January 22, people in cities and towns across in the United States and around the world, will  celebrate the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). These gathering, online and elsewhere, stand in sharp contrast with the electric sense of fear felt by policy … Read more

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect in January

Old yellow radiation sign against a blurred background of equipment that participated in the liquidation of the accident consequences in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine

by Jerry Ross In a historic step forward for nuclear disarmament, Honduras became the 50th nation to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on October 24, guaranteeing that the treaty will enter into force on Jan. 22. While the US press has paid little attention to this momentous agreement, it made … Read more

The Bomb on My Back Webinar: Commemorating & Learning From Courageous Hibakusha

Historic black-and-white photograph showing Indian soldiers and civilians walking through the devastated ruins of Hiroshima after the 1945 atomic bombing.

At the Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Webinar on August 9, 2020, Joseph Gerson (President and co-founder of CPDCS) delivered a speech titled “The Bomb on My Back Webinar: Commemorating & Learning From Courageous Hibakusha”. In the speech, Gerson talks about two of the most tortured, courageous and inspiring Hibakusha he was privileged to know … Read more