| Sumario: | The writer discusses the Pugwash organization and its cofounder and president, Joseph Rotblat, joint winners of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize. The organization, which was established in 1957 and named after the Nova Scotian town that hosted its first conference, provides a medium for the discussion of the dangers of nuclear war. The ability to encourage high-level scientific, technical, and policy discussions has resulted in Pugwash being generally credited with establishing the groundwork for a number of international agreements. In addition, the strategy of emphasizing the scientific dimension has permitted channels of communication between opposing camps to remain open even during the height of the Cold War.
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