In his remarks, AWC president Douglas Mattern noted that two resolutions adopted by the AWC and endorsed by 51 Nobel Laureates were accepted by the United Nations Disarmament Agency in 1978 and 1982.
大會主席道格拉斯．邁敦致詞時表示，WCA 曾經邀請五十一位諾貝爾獎得主，共同簽署兩項消弭核武競賽的決議，並為聯合國裁軍特別會議所採用。