International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Background Information “The bell of Hiroshima rings in our hearts not as a funeral knell but as an alarm bell calling out to actions to protect lif e on our planet.” These words came early in the Acceptance Speech of Dr. Ye vgeny Chazov, speaking on behalf of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), on the occasion of the orga niz tion’s reception of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Chazov ’s words convey not only the urgency of responding to a critical hi storical event but the inspiration for the ongoing advocacy of a world free from nuclear weaponry.