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About USPID
The Italian Union of Scientists for Disarmament (USPID, Unione
Scienziati per il Disarmo - ONLUS) is an association of scientists
established in 1982 with the purpose of providing information and
analyses on various aspects of arms control and disarmament.
Members of USPID believe that this task is part of the social responsability of
scientists.
The issues addressed by USPID include nuclear arms-control and
disarmament, nuclear proliferation, consequences of nuclear explosions,
control of fissile material, developments of military technology,
conventional disarmament, chemical and biological disarmament, problems
of conflicts and conflict resolution.
Members of USPID, both individually and collectively, share their views with Italian
policy-makers and opinion-makers.
USPID organizes conferences and meetings, including the biennial
Castiglioncello conference (now at its 11th edition), courses and
seminars in Italian Universities, courses for high-school teachers.
USPID promotes the establishment of inter-departmental Centers
affiliated to Italian Universities, and actively collaborates since many
years with the CIRP-UniBa (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche sulla
Pace, Universita' di Bari)
USPID collaborates with international organizations of scientists and
other italian institutions, such as: Archivio DIsarmo (Roma), Forum per
i Problemi della Pace e della Guerra (Firenze). Members of USPID
participate in Pugwash and Isodarco meetings.
In 1995 USPID began a standing collaboration with
Landau Network-Centro
Volta, Como (Italy). This institution organizes, together with UNESCO
and under the sponsorship of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
conferences and research projects on different topics, including
disarmament, non-proliferation and scientific-technological aspects of
International Security.
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Last update:5 april 2005
