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Today, August 6, marks 81 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Today, and every day, we remember the lives lost and forever changed by nuclear attack. We reaffirm our pledge to ensure that what happened in 1945 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never happen again.

No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis.

The integration of AI and nuclear weapons systems only increases risk exponentially, removing guardrails, control, and human judgement from command systems. We must eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us.

Read more: IPPNW.org/AI

Last month we joined States, Nobel Laureates, academia, peace leaders, and artificial intelligence researchers gathered in Castel Gandolfo for three intensive days of dialogue and consultation on the most pressing threats of our time: nuclear weapons and integration with artificial intelligence. The Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War culminated in the signing of the Rome Declaration, calling for a world free from nuclear weapons.

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Learn more about why this matters: https://www.ippnw.org/ai

Photos:©️ Global Nobel Laureates Assembly – Photos by Benedetta Guidantoni and C. Valletti

We were thrilled to participate in the Medical Ethics Conference of the Chinese Medical Association this month!

Dr. Joe Hodgkin with Physicians for Social Responsibility, Dr. Tilman Ruff with the Medical Association for Prevention of War, and Chuck Johnson with the IPPNW Geneva Liaison Office, recently travelled to China for a medical ethics conference in Hefei. The three had a busy couple of days meeting with IPPNW's Chinese affiliate, the Chinese Medical Association, and building connections throughout the conference to further our mission of peace, disarmament, and global health.

All three IPPNW representatives spoke at the conference, including Dr. Hodgkin who delivered excellent remarks in Chinese on the effects of nuclear weapons and the responsibility of physicians to pursue disarmament.

"This generation will not stop until we see the total and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons."

IPPNW Program Director, Molly McGinty, addressed the Global Nobel Assembly during a lunch panel on Young Voices on AI and Nuclear Threat. Molly's remarks represented the unbreakable dedication of IPPNW's young medical professionals and student members for a world free of nuclear weapons in the face of accelerating risks.

"Humanity, which has demonstrated the intelligence to create both AI and nuclear weapons, must summon the moral courage to prevail against the danger the fusion of AI with nuclear weapons creates."

Read the full remarks delivered by Dr. James Muller, IPPNW Co-Founder, at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War at Castel Gandolfo, Italy on 14 July, 2026:

https://peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/07/22/humanity-must-summon-the-moral-courage-to-prevail-against-the-danger-the-fusion-of-ai-with-nuclear-weapons-creates/

The IPPNW Executive Committee has sent an open letter of concern to the Israel Medical Association regarding medical ethics and the right to health in relation to Palestinians detained in Israel.

Read the full letter: https://peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/07/17/ippnw-urges-israel-medical-association-to-lead-with-courage/