十八位著名英国科学家於8月24日在“泰晤士报”上发表了—封公开信,呼吁社会人士支持新成立的“科学界和平委员会”。这封信开头说:“我们正处在第三次世界大战的危机中,作为科学家与公民,我们决心尽我们的能力防止它的发生。”该信指出现代战争武器是科学技术的产品,它们日渐增加的破坏力“正在迫使科学家认识到他们的道德上的责任”。这些科学家写道:“我们的职责是请求人民与政府以谈判方式求得持久的解决,这咱解决要能够防止那些杀人工具的使用。我们的职责是使公众了解现代战 Eighteen prominent British scientists published an open letter in the Times on August 24, calling on the community to support the newly formed “Peace Council for Science.” The letter begins: “We are in the midst of the crisis of the Third World War and as a scientist and citizen, we are determined to do our utmost to prevent it from happening.” The letter states that modern war weapons are products of science and technology and that they Increasing destructive power “is forcing scientists to recognize their moral responsibility.” These scientists wrote: "Our duty is to ask the people and the government to find a lasting solution through negotiation, and this solution should prevent the use of those killing tools. Our duty is to make the public aware of modern warfare