Third Simons Symposium on Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Elimination

October 24, 2013

The Third Simons Symposium on Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Elimination will take place during the first day of the 60th Pugwash Conference on Science & World Affairs: "Dialogue Disarmament, & Regional and Global Security" being held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 1-5, 2013.

About The Foundation

The Simons Foundation is a charitable organization in Vancouver, Canada, with a focus on education on nuclear disarmament, international law and human security.

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Featured Peace Leader

Hans Blix, Ph.D., LL.D.

Dr. Hans Blix, Director-General Emeritus of the IAEA and former Swedish diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs, served as Chairman of The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, which released its collective findings in the 2006 report: “Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms.”

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