# The peace sign?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peace-sign/58666>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 20, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peace-sign/58666 "2001-03-20T02:54:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peace-sign/58666/1 "2001-03-20T02:54:07Z")

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Is it true that the peace sign was developed from the Semaphore signals N and D one on top of the other that stand for nuclear disarmament? Was Sir Bertrand Russell involved in its creation?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peace-sign/58666/2 "2001-03-20T03:07:52Z")

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Nevermind. [Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_149.html) got this one already.