Signatories

Time and events have made it increasingly obvious that the only dependable way to prevent nuclear weapons from causing devastation at any time or anywhere, deliberately or accidentally, is to not let them exist. If there is any single possessor of even a single device meant for explosion, single is bound to become multiple. The complexities of reaching Zero are immense, but the risks of not reaching it are just too great to live with. We can only try, but try we must.

K. Shankar Bajpai is an experienced Indian diplomat and expert in security issues. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1952, serving in Germany, Turkey, and Pakistan. He was the ambassador to Pakistan (1976-1980), China (1980-1982), and the United States (1984-1986). He was Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs from 1982 to 1983. Since his retirement from government service in 1986, he entered academic life, working as a professor at the University of California, Stanford University, and other institutions. He was also the co-founder and chairman of the Delhi Policy Group, an independent think tank in India.