Prime Minister Modi, Provide Jobs & Health Care, Dont Eulogize the Atomic Bomb | IDPD

Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD)

Date: 16.04.2024

Press Note

Nuclear weapons do not serve as a deterrent - IDPD

Prime Minister Modi’s statement eulogizing nuclear weapons is flawed

Nuclear weapons do not serve as a deterrent; instead, their presence poses a persistent threat of escalation to nuclear war. This was said by Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) in reaction to Prime Minister Modi’s statement. In the news published in the media, the Prime Minister during a rally in Pipariya in Hoshangabad Parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh said ‘those talking of nuclear disarmament cannot protect the country’. This is a totally flawed statement and far from the facts. The whole world at the present juncture is worried about nuclear threats as a result of ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The only way is to abolish nuclear weapons said Dr S S Soodan, Patron, Dr Arun Mitra, President and Dr Shakeel Ur Rahman, General Secretary [IDPD]. The UNO has already passed a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The treaty has already been ratified by 70 countries. Instead of talking of nuclear rhetoric India should play a constructive role for nuclear disarmament. It is well known that despite both India and Pakistan being nuclear weapon countries, the Kargil war occurred. The security of a country lies in providing jobs, means of livelihood, health and education to the citizens rather than war-mongering.

[released by]

Dr Arun Mitra

MBBS; MS (ENT Surgeon)

President IDPD