The Unione degli Scienziati Per Il Disarmo (USPID) ONLUS is an italian non-profit association of scientists and researchers founded in 1982 with the objective of providing information and analyses on arms control and disarmament, including information on the environmental impact and human costs of development and dissemination of weapons. USPID members are convinced that this task is a moral imperative and that it is part of their social responsibility.
USPID organizes public meetings and seminars in several cities in Italy, provides Members of the Parliament as well as Government and the public with analyses on current issues in International Relations. Since 1985, every other year, USPID organizes the International Castiglioncello Conference on major issues concerning international security.
USPID cooperates with the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) which, since 1966 organizes international higher education courses on international security, arms control and disarmament. Several members of USPID participate at the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.