SWESEANA Swedish Scientists and Engineers Against Nuclear Arms

The society of Swedish Scientists and Engineers Against Nuclear Arms was established to contribute to the following goals:

• Prevent nuclear weapons from ever being used again

• Reduce nuclear stockpiles until they have been abolished

• Inform about nuclear arms technologies and their consequences

In a wider perspective the goal is to work for increased awareness of the global responsibility of organizations and individuals, communication and understanding between people, peace and reduction of military tensions.

We believe that disarmament must be associated with development of conflict resolution methods, increased international understanding and a widened security concept.

A special task for SWESEANA is to inform about nuclear arms related issues and risks for proliferation of nuclear weapons

Ethics at work - what do we mean by that?

• •To work in a way you can be proud over?

• That your work doesn’t harm other humans or the environment?

• To act firstly as a responsible human being?

Swedish Scientists and Engineers Against Nuclear Arms wants to promote high ethical standards among scientist and engineers.

In our profession we should consider the consequences of our work and considers technologies environmental and social effects.

”As engineers we are responsible for the development of technology. Our knowledge gives us special abilities to understand technology and its effects on society”

Appeal from the founding of Swedish Engineers Against Nuclear Arms

More nuclear arms increases the risk of proliferation

SWESEANA has today 300 registered members. Contact with the members is through our journal, annual meetings and project related activities.

Engineers and those active in scientific work are welcome as members. Membership is also open for students and others with association to science and technology who wish to support the aims of the organisation.

SWESEANA is part of several organisations like the Swedish Network for Nuclear Disarmament, Professionals Against Nuclear Arms and the International Network of Engineers and Scientist for a Global Responsibility (INES). Together with these organizations we organise seminars, exhibitions and activities aimed at influencing popular opinion and politicians to achieve a nuclear weapons free world..

The Hiroshima bomb, 6th August 1945. The atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed over 200 000 people

In May 2005 the countries of the world met for the 5th Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) about nuclear weapons. The meeting is considered by most to have been a failure and a step backwards from the agreed 13 Practical Steps towards disarmament, which came out of the previous conference in year 2000.

The five original nuclear weapon states have in the past 30 years refrained from signing agreements for abolishment of nuclear weapons, according to their commitment in the NPT from 1970. How much longer will it take?

’Abolition 2000’ in the United States has presented a collection of public opinion polls in 10 countries, which show that a clear majority of the population is in favour of nuclear disarmament. What events or what forces are required to get the governments to follow the will of the people and get rid of nuclear arms?

Today we face a threat of fissile material ending up also in the hands of terrorists and other criminal organizations. We are safer without these weapons then with them. Are you too prepared to speak up about that?

For more information contact: Nicholas Etherden info[at}sweseana.org