PSR-Pittsburgh
is dedicated to the overarching goal of abolishing nuclear weapons.
As an organization, we believe abolition to be fundamental to
preventing nuclear weapon use and nuclear war, with their devastating
and untreatable medical consequences. Toward this goal, we promote
nonviolent conflict resolution and we direct attention to the
destructive effects of preparing for war on human health, human
welfare, and the environment. In pursuit of these objectives,
we work regionally with physicians, other health professionals,
and citizens at large. Our research and educational efforts
focus on the health costs and consequences of massive military
expenditures, of weapons production, of preparation for war,
and of war itself. Through traditional methods of advocacy we
promote measures and policies aimed at mitigating and preventing
where applicable these threats to human health and human survival
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