Patricia Lewis

Overview

Patricia Lewis born April 11, 1957. Irish-British nuclear physicist. Executive Director, Verification Technology Information Centre (VERTIC), London, 1987-97; head of UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR), 1997-2008. Blix Commission on Proliferation, 2004-06; Center for Nonproliferation Studies Monterey Institute of International Studies, 2008-12.

Quotations

“[W]e can prevent man-made deaths in the 21st century. . . [willingness to use ] is the essence of nuclear deterrence; it no longer exists, if it ever did. We can say the same thing to war. Why can’t we look to abolish war?” (International Ecumenical Peace Convo, Kingston, 2013; photo chathamhouse.org)