Its aims were to warn the public of the dangers associated with the development of nuclear weapons, promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and ultimately work towards world peace, which was seen as the only way that nuclear weapons would not be used again.
その目的は核兵器開発に関わる危険性を公衆に警告すること、原子力の平和利用を推進すること、そして最終的には核兵器が二度と用いられないようにする唯一の方法と見られた世界平和を目指すことであった。