= Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists
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The Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists (ECAS) is an organization founded in 1946, initially established to address the concerns surrounding nuclear weapons and their implications for global security and human survival. It was created by a group that included notable scientists and public figures, many of whom were involved in the Manhattan Project—the U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.
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