The Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS) is an independent, non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt center dedicated to research, alternative policy studies, and public education on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize military spending, and foster democratic institutions. Founded in 1980 by Director Dr. Randall Forsberg, the Institute has a Board of Directors drawn from several universities (MIT, Cornell, Columbia, University of Chicago, University of Southern California, Georgetown), but is not formally affiliated with them. The Institute is supported financially by a combination of foundation grants, individual donations, and income from subscriptions to our specialized reference works.

For over 25 years IDDS has been committed to empowering citizens, advising decision makers, inspiring young adults and guiding student researchers with the hope of achieving Dr. Randall Forsberg's ultimate goal: That by educating concerned citizens from all backgrounds about the financial cost and the effects of war that we can collectively become empowered and then act to reduce its frequency.   

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Dr. Randall Forsberg
1943-2007

   Randy Forsberg, who died on October 19th, 2007 at age 64, left a remarkable legacy: She helped end the Cold War, the most costly and dangerous confrontation in world history. This singular achievement was not hers alone, of course, but she spurred the massive social movement in the United States and Europe that convinced the superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - that they had to stand down from their nuclear rivalry.

   In 1980, she invented the call to freeze the nuclear arms race, and this simple but compelling idea - essentially, a moratorium on new nuclear weapons as a prelude to gradual disarmament - became the rallying cry for millions of people sickened by the rush to develop and deploy new nuclear weapons and missiles, space weapons, stealth bombers, and all the other expensive, provocative gadgets of the arms industry.
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Arms Control Reporter
The world's only reference journal with monthly updates on all negotiations and treaties
 

IDDS World Arms Database
The first published source with integrated data on global arms holdings, production, and trade. Covers military aircraft, tanks, and ships in service, produced, or traded from 1972 to 2004, with projections to 2015.


Dr. Randall Forsberg
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
November 1987 - Duration: 01:43

In remembrance of our friend
and colleague Dr. Randall Forsberg,
the following conference will be held:

The End of War:
A Conference in Honor of
Dr. Randall Forsberg
The Anne & Bernard Spitzer Chair
in International Security

NEW YORK
May 5'th, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Room 250 & The Great Hall in Shepard Hall
The City College of New York
138th Street & Convent Avenue
New York
Click here to view program

Please support the Randall Forsberg Scholarship for Peace Research. Checks can be mailed to the:
Randall Forsberg Scholarship
for Peace Research
Attn: Rosemary Weiss
CCNY, Shepard Hall, Room 154
138 Street and Convent Avenue
New York, New York 10031

Checks should be made out to:
The 21st Century Foundation

With Memo to:
Randall Forsberg Scholarship

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