The Growing Danger of Nuclear War: What We Must Do To Prevent It

Dr. Helfand is a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, and Past President of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the founding partner of ICAN and itself the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

Join Dr. Ira Helfand for a powerful conversation on the urgent need to confront the dangers of nuclear weapons.

Dr. Helfand, a leading voice in global disarmament efforts, will deliver a compelling lecture on the catastrophic threat nuclear warfare poses to humanity—and what we can do, as individuals and communities, to help prevent it.

What law is being proposed in Congress to lessen the risk of nuclear war? Which CT members of Congress are in favor of that law? Do we really need nuclear weapons on hair-trigger alert? Is it true that only the President can order the use of a nuclear bomb? Couldn’t a limited nuclear war stay limited like other conflicts? How close has the world come to nuclear war?

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