Open letter to President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev, 13 December 2011

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) supports a call to President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev to halt NATO missile defense deployments in Europe, arguing that such systems are likely ineffective and risk provoking a new nuclear arms race or nuclear disaster.

• NATO's deployment of a missile defense system in Europe is viewed as a potential catalyst for nuclear disaster and a risk that could restart a nuclear arms race between the US, Russia, and other nations, while simultaneously ending the possibility of nuclear disarmament.
• The pursuit of missile defense technology is described as a product of US hubris, with the technology itself being unlikely to be effective, yet it is perceived by Russian leadership through the lens of a worst-case scenario.

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (2011). Open letter to President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev, 13 December 2011. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/sgr-signs-open-letter-nato-missile-defense-plans-and-increased-risk-nuclear-war

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. Open letter to President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev, 13 December 2011. 2011. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/sgr-signs-open-letter-nato-missile-defense-plans-and-increased-risk-nuclear-war.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{scientistsforglobalresponsibility2011open, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{Open letter to President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev, 13 December 2011}}, publisher = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, year = {2011}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/sgr-signs-open-letter-nato-missile-defense-plans-and-increased-risk-nuclear-war}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }