ABOLITION 2000
Abolition 2000 is the umbrella network of over 1200 groups (as of
January 1999) around the world that support the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Contact:
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 123;
Santa Barbara, California; 93108 USA
phone: (805) 965-3443;
Fax: (805) 568-0466;
e-mail: wagingpeace@napf.org
Acronym Institute
The Acronym Institute is based in London and works on disarmament, arms
control and non-proliferation issues.
The Institute is a good source of information on international
negotiations relating to nuclear weapons. They also publish Disarmament
Diplomacy, a monthly digest of news, documentation and opinion
pieces.
Contact: 24 Colvestone Crescent,
Dalston,
London E 8 2LH,
England
Tel: +44 (0) 171 503 8857
Fax: +44 (0) 171 503 9153
email:acronym@gn.apc.org
email for Disarmament Diplomacy: sean@gn.apc.org
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which began publication in
December 1945, is one of the oldest anti-nuclear journals in the world.
It is an invaluable resource for information and analysis on nuclear
weapons as well other issues of war and international conflict.
Contact: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science,
6042 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 USA
phone: (773)702-2555
Fax:(773)702-0725
email: bulletin@bullatomsci.org
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), based in England, campaigns
non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of
mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations.
Contact: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ, United Kingdom
Tel: 0171 700 2393
Fax: 0171 700 2357
email: cnd@gn.apc.org
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a scientists' group that is
concerned about nuclear weapons issues. Its membership includes over 55
American Nobel Laureates. It was founded in 1945 by members of the
Manhattan Project who produced the first atomic bomb.
Contact:
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
307 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Voice: (202) 546-3300
Fax: (202) 675-1010
E-mail fas@fas.org
For Mother Earth
For Mother Earth International is an international network of grassroots
groups who engage in education and non-violent direct action against
nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
Contact:
For Mother Earth
Lange Steenstraat 16/d,
9000 Gent,
Belgium
Phone: 32-9-233 84 39
Fax: 32-9-233 73 02
email: international@motherearth.org
GENSUIKYO
Gensuikyo, or the Japan Council against A & H Bombs, is a Japanese
national level organization that is working for prevention of nuclear
war, elimination of nuclear weapons and relief and solidarity with A & H
Bomb victims in Japan and the world.
Contact:
6-19-23 Shimbashi
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0004
Japan
Phone: 81 33 436 3205
Fax: 81 33 431 8781
email: antiatom@twics.com
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an international environmental NGO that has campaigned
against the environmental effects of nuclear weapons development and
testing around the world as well as the ecological consequences of
nuclear power production.
Contact:
Greenpeace International
Keizersgracht 176
1016 DW Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: 31 20 523 62 22
Fax: 31 20 523 62 00
Institute for Energy & Environmental Research (IEER)
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) is dedicated
to increasing public involvement in and control over environmental
problems, especially the manufacture and testing of nuclear weapons.
Contact:
6935 Laurel Ave.
Takoma Park, Maryland, 20912, USA
phone: 301 270 5500
fax: 301 270 3029
email: ieer@ieer.org
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - IPPNW
The international Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War is a
network of national doctors' organizations
that provide education and lobby governments on the effects of nuclear
war and campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons. They were awarded the
1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
Contact
727 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA.
Telephone: (617) 868-5050
Fax: (617) 868-2560
E-mail: ippnwbos@igc.apc.org
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
NRDC is one of the largest mass-membership lobbying organizations in the
United States. It works on environmental and nuclear issues. Its
databases on nuclear arsenals and tests are useful.
Contact: NRDC HEADQUARTERS
40 West 20th St.
New York, NY 10011 USA
phone: 212-727-2700
email: nrdcinfo@nrdc.org
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)
NIRS is the information and networking center for citizens and
environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive
waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.
Contact:
1424 16th Street NW, #404,
Washington, DC 20036 USA
phone: 202-328-0002
fax: 202-462-2183
e-mail nirsnet@nirs.org
WISE (World Information Service On Energy)
The World Information Service on Energy (WISE) was set up by activists
in 1978 to exchange information and support one another in campaigning
for a non-nuclear world. Information is spread by WISE relays in 12
countries and a worldwide network of contacts.
Contact:
WISE Amsterdam
PO Box 59636
1040 LC Amsterdam
(Visitors: Ketelhuisplein 43, 1054 RD Amsterdam)
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-612 6368
Fax: +31-20-689 2179
email: wiseamster@antenna.nl