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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.
Please support the Randall Forsberg
Scholarship for Peace Research. Scroll down for additional information.
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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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