Ending Nuclear Weapons, Before They End Us
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Marion Birch, Inga Blum, Peter Doherty, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Kati Juva, Jose F. Lapena Jr., Robert Mash, Olga Mironova, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, David Onazi, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni
TL;DR
This paper calls for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons to prevent catastrophic global consequences.
Contribution
The paper presents a unified call from multiple journals and experts to address nuclear risk.
Findings
Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity.
A coordinated global effort is needed to reduce nuclear risks.
The paper highlights the importance of international cooperation in disarmament.
Abstract
Note: This comment is being published simultaneously in multiple journals. For the full list of journals see: https://www.bmj.com/content/full-list-authors-and-signatories-nuclear-risk-editorial-may-2025.
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TopicsNuclear Issues and Defense