Stand with Scientists Against War and Militarization of Science: Endorse the IUS Statement

The Statement is issued by the International Union of Scientists (IUS) Against Militarism and the Destructive Use of Science and Technology, on 29 June 2025.

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The Statement

We, scientists from across the world, issue this urgent statement in the face of escalating threats to humanity.

Deep and far-reaching crises have swept across the globe. This has caused deepening inequality,  devastating livelihoods, and led to sharp divisions in society. Around the world, we are witnessing a disturbing surge in racial hostility, ethnic violence, apartheid practices, and religious fundamentalism—often deliberately stoked and manipulated by those in power for profit and political gain. Anti-immigrant sentiment and the ascendancy of far-right ideologies are destabilizing democracies in Europe, the United States, India, and other countries of the world.

Simultaneously, we observe a growing tendency to militarize economies. This shift strengthens profit-driven military-industrial complexes and fuels a global cycle of conflict, war, and arms proliferation.  This is especially dangerous in an era when imperialist powers seek to maintain their dominance and control over the natural and human resources of the weaker economies.

These escalating tensions are now manifesting in violent conflicts across the globe, including:

• Systematic and brutal Israeli state aggression in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories amounts to genocide.
• Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran and the US's subsequent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities threaten to ignite a regional or global war.
• The escalating war between Russia and NATO-backed Ukraine is devastating the lives of the common people in both countries and threatening world peace.
• Intensifying hostility between nuclear-armed countries India and Pakistan is pushing the Indian subcontinent towards a dangerous military standoff.
• In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rich in valuable minerals, decades of war involving neighboring countries, especially Rwanda, Uganda, and their proxy armies, have recently escalated, killing so far over 6 million people and leaving hundreds of thousands of women and girls victims of sexual violence.

Modern warfare is increasingly powered by the very tools born of scientific and technological progress and symbols of human ingenuity. Autonomous weapons, drones, AI-guided systems, long-range missiles, and nuclear arsenals have become instruments of modern warfare, causing mass destruction. This threatens the lives of millions in the short term and our planetary ecosystems in the long term. Never before has humanity held such vast potential for self-annihilation.

As science workers, we cannot remain silent. Science is not morally neutral; it exists within and is inseparable from the social and political realities of its time. To claim detachment is to ignore the consequences of our work. Today, we face a clear moral and ethical choice: science can serve the interests of war, power, and profit—or it can serve humanity, peace, and justice. We choose the latter. We must resist the militarization of academia and scientific research and advocate for the ethical conduct of scientific work.

We therefore call on science workers around the world to unite in raising a powerful collective voice and taking concrete action against war-mongering to:

• Oppose the use of science and technology for purposes of military aggression and destruction.
• Reorient scientific and technological research toward peace, equity, and the service of humanity.
• Speak out against war, militarism, and the destructive and unethical uses of scientific knowledge.
• Mobilize and unite science workers in standing up for life, justice, the well-being of our planet, and for a world free of wars of aggression.

This is a call to conscience—and to action. We urge scientists, educators, students, and citizens worldwide to stand with us to accomplish this goal. We cannot allow the power of science to be turned against humanity again and again. Instead, we must wield it boldly to create a just, peaceful, and sustainable future for all of us.

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Endorsed by:

Organizations
Breakthrough Science Society (BSS), India
Science for the People (SftP), USA, UK, Canada, Italy, South Africa
Academic Solidarity with Palestine, International
Academics For Palestine (AfP), Ireland
Health Action International Asia Pacific, Regional
Pressenza - International Press Agency
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA), New Zealand
Pothikrit Institute of Health Studies (PIHS), Bangladesh
Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), International
Bench Marks Foundation, South Africa
Organização dos Trabalhadores Científicos (OTC), Portugal
Scientific Society of Astronomy & Space (SSAS), Egypt
University of KwaZulu-Natal Decoloniality Network, South Africa
Health Care Workers for Palestine, South Africa

Individuals
Francesco Puzzo, Researcher, USA
Eugenie Dubnau, Assistant Professor, USA
Kenneth Stokes, President, World Sustainability Forum, USA
Soumitro Banerjee, Professor, India
Helga Baumgarten, Professor (Emeritus), Occupied Palestine
Kerem Cankocak, Professor, Turkey
Joel Weisberg, Professor (Emeritus), USA
Curt Bell, Dr., USA
Ciro Isidoro, Professor of Pathology, Italy
Ansar Fayyazuddin, Dr., USA
Tarik Aougab, Associate Professor of Mathematics, USA
Jerome Hoffman, Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), USA
Apurbalal Senapati, Dr., India
Sabrina Merani, Teacher, Italy
Andrea Oldofredi, Dr., Portugal
William I Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, USA
Catherine Badgley, Professor, USA
Alberto Castelli, Professor, Italy
Harun Šiljak, Assistant Professor, Ireland
Miguel Arocena, Dr., Uruguay
Sylvia Karpagam, Dr., Public Health Doctor, India
Ananth Shankar, Assistant Professor, USA, India
Francisco Ramos Llinás, Spain
Louis C. Jonker, Distinguished Professor, South Africa
Arghya Das, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, India
Alok Laddha, Faculty Committee For Protection of Democratic Rights, India
Aldo Spagnol, MD, Italy
Francisco Vidal Castro, Professor, Spain
Jacqueline Baeza-Rubio, Graduate Student, USA
Aritra Chatterjee, PhD, USA
Ibrahim Bechrouri, Assistant Professor, Canada
Tania Saeed, Associate Professor, Pakistan
Rupayan Saha, M. Sc., India
Jeffrey Heinz, Professor, USA
Maya Malik, Researcher, USA
Ruth Digby, Research Scientist, Canada
Francesco Bochicchio, Director of Research, Italy
Sizwe Mabizela, Professor and Vice-Chancellor, South Africa
Luigi Mussio, Former Full Professor, Italy
Graham van Goffrier, Dr., United Kingdom
Ellen Isaacs, MD, USA
Saleem Badat, Professor, South Africa
Sriparna Bandopadhyay, Assistant Professor, India
Stephen Cronin, New Zealand
Junaid Qadir, Professor of Computer Engineering, Qatar
Andres Tanasijczuk, Dr., Belgium
Ahuvia Kahane, Professor, Ireland
Mitali Damle, Dr., India
Ait Haddou, Teacher, Morocco
Paola Catapano, Dr., Switzerland
Danielle Dalechek, Dr., USA
Tommaso Bacciocchi, Master in Philosophy, Italy
Wolfgang Nick, Dr. rer.nat., Germany
Rudolf Schär, Dr.sc.nat., Switzerland
Shreya Ray, Dr., USA
Jason Alexander, MSc, New Zealand
Peter Wills, Professor, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Daniela Bubboloni, Professor of Mathematics, Italy
Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Professor of Psychology, USA
Haynes Miller, Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus), USA
Matteo Cherchi, Physicist, Canada
Christo El Morr, Professor, Canada
Tamzid, Research Scientist, USA
Sarah Blunt, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, USA
Shreeza G, India
Gautam Menon, Professor, India
Jessica Santiago, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brazil
Venkatesh Athreya, Professor of Economics (Retired), India
Amitabha Basu, Retired Scientist, India
Ravi Duggal, Professor, India
Adrika, India
Udit Mavinkurve, Visiting Scientist, India
Robert Newman, Professor, USA
Ananda Chakrabarti, Retired Professor, India
Sunita Sheel, Health Researcher, India
Su Su, Myanmar
Vinay Kumar, Dr., India
Shalu Nigam, Dr., Researcher, India
Indira C, Public Health Academic, India
K. Kayathri Kanagavel, Dr., India
Sanskruti Nair, Researcher, India
Ariek Norford, PhD Candidate, USA
Mohammad Alizadeh, Dr., Australia
Cedric Prakash, Human Rights, Reconciliation & Peace Activist, India
Akhila Vasan, Dr., India
Soumitro Banerjee, General Secretary, Breakthrough Science Society, India
Harjinder Singh, Professor, India
Jyotsana Dixit, Dr., India
Saji Saji, Retired Teacher, India
Daniel Ruiz, PhD, Spain
Basabendu Barman, India
Susana Garcia Pleyan, Medico Jubilado, Spain
Shiva Shankar, Professor, India
Ashraf Tubeileh, Associate Professor, USA
Sebanti Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, India
Nandakumar VP,  India
Chandreyee Goswami, Researcher, Czech Republic
Rakshita Rakshita, Teacher, India
Jalal Kawash, Professor, Canada
Tamer Özsu, University Professor, Canada
George Thomas, Orthopedic Surgeon, India
Trina Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, India
Mukesh K.Chalise, Prof. Dr., Nepal
Francesca Ceragioli, Associate Professor, Italy
Rahul Singh, India
Mohan Rao, Professor, India
Delfi Sanuy Castells, Spain
Liaquat Ali, Prof. Dr., Bangladesh
Tapan Chakraborty, Professor (Retired), India
David Webb, Professor (Emeritus), United Kingdom
Nitish Kumar, PhD Scholar, India
Bart Wordsworth, Bristol, Britain
Pradip Datta, Retired Reader, India
Carmen Cabello, Spain
Lipi Singh, India
Arindam Basu, PhD, India
Vina Vaswani, Professor, India
Emili García-Berthou, Professor of Ecology, Spain
Shreya Singh, India
Prashant Kumar, India
Alessandra Ferrini, Artist and Researcher, United Kingdom
Luis C. Barbado, Dr., Austria
Andre Piccinelli, Postdoc, Italy
Giorgio Cambiano, Engineer, Italy
Chris Hesselbein, Assistant Professor, Italy
Lynda Williams, USA
Enver Motala, South Africa
Hassane Darhmaoui, Professor, Morocco
Valeria Montano, Dr., United Kingdom
Stefania Favilla, Researcher, Italy
Anthony Johnson, New Zealand
Fabio Bigliardi, Lead Software Engineer, Italy
Soham M, M.Sc, India
Nicola Luigi Rizzi, Full Professor (Retired), Italy
Mohd Aasif, India
Sri Dut, India
Dilip Satashiya, India
Alessandra Zanichelli, Dr., Italy
Barbara Usai, Medical Doctor, Italy
Andrea Cantelli, Professor and Research Scientist, Italy
Eliana Palazzi, Dr., Italy
Flavio Del Santo, Dr., Austria
Roberto Silvotti, Dr., Italy
Regula Züger Caceres Arroyo, Dipl.ing.agr., Switzerland
Vikas Bajpai, Dr., India
Stefano Severi, Professor, Italy
Mahuya Datta, Professor, India
Christine Habbard, President, Academic Solidarity with Palestine
KaidenWalton, MSc, USA
Giampiero Ruani, Research Director, Italy
Michael Gasser, Associate Professor (Emeritus), USA
Stefano Osnaghi, Dr., Germany
Marco Baity Jesi, Dr., Switzerland
Assaf Kfoury, Professor of Computer Science, USA
John Streicher, Professor, USA
Andres Tanasijczuk, Dr., Belgium
Natasha Mhatre, Dr., Canada
Noam Shoresh, Director of Computational Biology, USA
Jelel Ezzine, Professor, Tunisia
Dinesh Abrol, Professor, Delhi Science Forum, India
S Edakkot, Associate Professor, India
Ruth Shaw, Professor, USA
K N Jha, Professor, India
Marco Mascia, Professor, Unesco Chair for Human Rights, Italy
Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor and Director, Palestine
Ajit Srivastava, Professor, India
Emanuel Schwarzhans, Dr., Malta
Beverley Snell, Honorary Coordinator, Health Action International Asia Pacific, Regional
Ahmed Bassalat, Dr., Palestine
Tony Apollaro, Associate Professor, Malta
Pandelis Perakakis, Professor of Psychology, Spain
Khurram Janjua, Physician, USA
Patrick Brodie, Assistant Professor, Ireland
Prat Fornells Narcís, Emeritus Professor of Ecology, Spain
Tapan Kumar Si, Assistant Professor, India
Natalya Dinat, Dr., Physician, South Africa
Alice Rothchild, MD, Retired Assistant Professor, USA
Sana Saboowala, Dr., USA
Ganesan M P, India
Luca Tagliacozzo, Dr., Spain and Italy
Avik Banerjee, Teacher, India
Arnab Chaudhuri, Canada
Varun Narasimhachar, Scientist, India
Harun Šiljak, Assistant Professor, Academics For Palestine Ireland, Ireland
Manuel Torrecillas, Researcher, Spain
Arijit Paul, India
Dafni Anastasiadi, Dr., Greece
Maher Nazzal, Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, New Zealand
Calvin Wu, Secretary, Science for the People
Jesus M. Castillo, Dr., Spain
Marco Meineri, Researcher, Italy
Liaquat Ali, Professor, Dr., Pothikrit Institute of Health Studies, Bangladesh
Masangu Paulins, Universal Peace Ambassador, DRCongo
Rachel Ryding, PhD, USA
Amir Raki, Graduate Physics Student, Iran
Nidal Jboor, MD, Doctors Against Genocide, USA
Romain Goudet, Research Engineer, France
David van Wyk, Lead Researcher, Bench Marks Foundation, South Africa
George Joseph, Retired Scientist, India
Jane Quin, Dr., South Africa
Babu PS, Dr., India
Frederico Gama-Carvalho, Senior Researcher, OTC-Organização dos Trabalhadores Científicos, Portugal
Rukmini Rao, PhD in Psychology, Retired, Gramya Resource Centre For Women, India
Marco Cattaneo, Postdoctoral Researcher, Finland
Joana Santos, Research Engineer, Portugal
Ana Maria Silva, Associated Professor, Portugal
Carlos A. M. Gouveia, Professor, Portugal
Muhammad Hamza Waseem, Research Scientist, UK
Hadia Selim, Professor of Celestial Mechanics and Space Dynamics, NRIAG, Egypt
Sara Zarrinchang, Teacher and Musician, Italy
Regina Birchem, Dr., United States
Saad Abd-Elkader Ata, Dr., Egypt
Luis Moniz Pereira, Professor, Portugal
George Mozurkewich, Ph.D., USA
Evelyn Tischer, M. Sc., Canada
Dhruba Mukhopadhyay, Professor, India
Masfida Akhter, Associate Professor, Bangladesh
Saajidha Sader, Dr., University of KwaZulu-Natal Decoloniality Network, South Africa
Rushdah Lariza Khan, Dr., Health Care Workers for Palestine South Africa, South Africa
Giuliano Colombetti, Dr., Italy
Saharsh Shanu, India

The signatory list will be updated periodically. Note that many colleagues endorse the Statement but have opted to remain anonymous.