Stockholm Appeal
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The Stockholm Appeal was a 1950 international petition initiated by peace activists calling for an absolute ban on nuclear weapons and opposing their use as instruments of war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stockholm Appeal canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti‑nuclear initiative
ⓘ
peace petition ⓘ political campaign ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Stockholm Peace Appeal
ⓘ
surface form:
Appeal of Stockholm
Stockholm Peace Appeal ⓘ |
| callsFor |
international agreement banning nuclear weapons
ⓘ
recognition of first use of atomic weapons as a war crime ⓘ |
| collectedSignatures | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| criticizedAs | Soviet‑influenced propaganda campaign ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO countries
Western governments ⓘ |
| date | 1950 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfSignatures | hundreds of millions ⓘ |
| geographicScope | international ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post‑World War II nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| influenced |
global disarmament discourse
ⓘ
later anti‑nuclear petitions ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
World Peace Council
ⓘ
peace activists ⓘ |
| language | multiple languages ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
nuclear disarmament
ⓘ
prohibition of atomic weapons ⓘ |
| method | mass signature collection ⓘ |
| name | Stockholm Appeal self-link ⓘ |
| opposed | use of atomic weapons against people ⓘ |
| opposes |
nuclear weapons
ⓘ
use of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Stockholm ⓘ |
| purpose |
call for an absolute ban on nuclear weapons
ⓘ
oppose the use of nuclear weapons as instruments of war ⓘ promote world peace ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
World Peace Council
ⓘ
nonviolence movement ⓘ
surface form:
World Peace Movement
anti‑nuclear movement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950-03-19 ⓘ |
| statementContent |
any government that first uses atomic weapons against any other country would be committing a crime against humanity
ⓘ
such a crime should be dealt with as a war crime ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
communist parties ⓘ various peace organizations ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public worldwide
ⓘ
governments ⓘ |
| typeOfBanDemanded | absolute ban on nuclear weapons ⓘ |
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