The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation was founded in 1982, and is composed of individuals and organizations worldwide who support worldwide efforts to abolish nuclear weapons. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan international education and advocacy organization. It has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is recognized by the UN as a Peace Messenger Organization.
David Krieger is a founder of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and has served as its President since 1982. He is the author of many studies of peace in the Atomic Age. He has written or edited some 20 volumes and written hundreds of articles and book chapters. His latest book is Speaking of Peace: Quotations to Inspire Action (2011).
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