Einstein's most famous anti-nuclear statement came in the final months of his life. On July 9, 1955, just weeks after Einstein's death on April 18, philosopher Bertrand Russell released the Russell-Einstein Manifesto—a document Einstein had signed shortly before his passing.
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And as long as warheads sit in silos and submarines, Einstein’s "full speech" is not over. It remains open, unfinished, and waiting for a final sentence that humanity has yet to write.
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Everyone is aware of the difficult and menacing situation in which human society—shrunk into one community with a common fate—finds itself, but only a few act accordingly. Most people go on living their everyday life: half frightened, they await their fate.
Einstein did not build the bomb, but his letter to President Roosevelt helped kickstart the Manhattan Project. By 1947, seeing the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the simmering tensions of the Cold War, Einstein felt a deep "painful responsibility." I'll open them to check