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- Alva Myrdal - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1902-86). Swedish diplomat and author Alva Myrdal devoted much of her long public career to working for nuclear disarmament. In her speeches and writings, she was often critical of both the United States and the Soviet Union for escalating the arms race. With Mexican diplomat Alfonso Garcia Robles, Myrdal shared the Nobel prize for peace in 1982. (See also Garcia Robles, Alfonso; Nobel prizes; disarmament.)