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What would it actually look like if multiple nuclear weapons were detonated? What happens if deterrence fails? What do we mean by nuclear winter?

If you want to know more about any of these questions, join us next week for Module 8 of our Global Classroom where we will talk about the realities and consequences of nuclear war with Drs Cheryl Harrison and Ira Helfand. You really won't want to miss this session!

➡Tune in with us: IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom

Did you know IPPNW has affiliate chapters in over 50 countries? Our network of medical professionals, students, and community members work around the clock to pursue the humanitarian disarmament of nuclear weapons, raise important conversations in health and ethics, and build peace and health in their communities locally.

Find an affiliate in your country: https://www.ippnw.org/affiliate-directory

We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Dr. Louis Borgenicht. Louis was a supporter of IPPNW, and a board member of our US affiliate Physicians for Social Responsibility for many years, a dedicated physician and a caring voice for peace.

Louis Borgenicht Louis Borgenicht, M.D. passed away on September 13, 2026, less than two weeks after happily settling in his studio apartment in assisted living at Legacy Village. Born December 29, 1942, to Nathan Baruch (“Bugs”) and Evelyn Klein Borgenicht, he was a solo practicing pediatrician, educator, commu...

Israel's nuclear weapons program is notoriously ambiguous and secretive. 40 years ago, Mordechai Vanunu risked everything to get photos of Israel's nuclear weapons program at Dimona to the news. Now released from jail, the whistleblower still remains heavily monitored and prohibited from travel.

The new article by Xanthe Hall tells the story:

40 years later: The Abduction of Mordechai Vanunu Front page of The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 1986. Image: Peter Hounam Few whistleblowers have risked as much as Mordechai Vanunu did when he handed over covertly taken photographs of the Dimona nuclear f…

What is nuclear deterrence? Aren't nuclear weapons supposed to keep us safe?

Join our global classroom session tomorrow to hear from leading experts on misconceptions about nuclear security and why nuclear deterrence and nuclear weapons do not keep us safe.

See you there! IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom

From uranium mining and milling to tests in our atmosphere, oceans, and lands, nuclear weapons have left a trail of radioactive harm on people and the planet for over 80 years. We must learn from this harm, heed the call of survivors, and eliminate these weapons without delay.

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is how we will advance assistance for survivors and achieve the total elimination of these inhumane weapons. More than half the world's countries are already on board.

This November, we'll be at the UN in New York for the TPNW's first Review Conference, alongside hundreds of civil society colleagues, scientists, academics, artists, and youth campaigners. Join us!

Learn more: ippnw.org

Our Greek affiliates had a busy day last week on the International Day of Peace!

A delegation from the Observatory of International Organizations and Globalization (PADOP), including IPPNW Greece’s Maria Sotiropoulou, met with the president of the Hellenic Parliament to deliver an appeal for peace and climate justice.

Later, Sotiropoulou was honored with the Nikos Nikiforidis award for her incredible and dedicated work towards nuclear disarmament. Congratulations!🎉🎉

What do nuclear weapons, the climate crisis, and health emergencies have in common? They don’t care about borders and governments. These are global problems that require global cooperation to find solutions.

Just as smoke from wildfires spreads over long distances, so too does radiological fallout from a nuclear detonation. It will not stop at border patrol any more than a disease vector.

As medical professionals, IPPNW is working around the world to create a safer, more healthy world. The biggest thing that stands in our way is the existence of nuclear weapons which have the ability to destroy global health and climate in just a moment. This is at the heart of our work.

Today is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Why does this matter?

Nine States have the ability to alter the planet as you know it. Nuclear risk is at an all time high and nuclear rhetoric is escalating. Do you want to be in a world where one decision or mistake can lead to global catastrophe?

There is reason to be concerned. BUT!

A world without nuclear weapons is possible. 101 States have joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to say no to nuclear weapons and create a different security architecture. We are working hard to demand change. You can join us!