When Rottblat severed ties and returned to England,
His own research turned to peace, and to medicine.
After the atomic blasts of 1945,
He joined Einstein and Bertrand Russell, among many
World scientists, demanding an end to any
Further use of weapons of mass destruction.
The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was pivotal in gathering
Pugwash Conferences, renowned for demanding
Strong national support to push for limits to production
Of nuclear weapons. Their work helped to limit
Weapons production – by law. That work continues:
We “remain steadfast in our belief that nuclear weapons
Threaten the continued existence of mankind, and disarmament
Is a necessary condition towards reducing reliance on war.”*
