The Italian Union of Scientists for Disarmament (Unione Scienziati per il Disarmo in Italian) is an association established in 1982 with the purpose of providing information and analysis of arms control and disarmament.
Members of the association believe that this task is part of the social responsibility of scientists.
The issues it addresses include nuclear arms control and disarmament, nuclear proliferation, consequences of nuclear explosions, control of fissile material, developments of military technology, conventional disarmament, chemical and biological disarmament, and general problems of conflict and conflict resolution.
It promotes the establishment of inter-departmental centers of research affiliated to Italian Universities, and has actively collaborated for many years with the CIRP-UniBa (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche sulla Pace, University of Bari).
[3] This institution organizes, together with UNESCO and under the sponsorship of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conferences and research projects on topics including disarmament, non-proliferation and scientific-technological aspects of international security.