President Obama - following in the footsteps of Ronald Reagan - has called for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons. These dangerous, expensive weapons, which have been called the "ultimate" weapon, have provided little value to the United States (or any country.) They are a catastrophe waiting to happen and they don't deliver appreciable security. It is high time to eliminate these dangerous unusable weapons.
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- On Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: a Petition to President Obama
One of the ongoing missions of the Coalition for Peace Action is to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Add your voice.Print out the petition and mail it to us. [more]
- Senate Briefing Packet to help Educate US Senators to take leadership for Nuclear Disarmament
- Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Status 2009
- Nuclear Weapons Who Has What
- CTBT conference – important window of opportunity
There is an “important window of opportunity” and a “unique occasion this year” to bring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) closer to entry into force. Speaking about the upcoming Conference to Facilitate the Entry into Force of the CTBT, the conference’s two Coordinators – Ambassador Florence Mangin of France and Ambassador Omar Zniber of Morocco – expressed their optimism . . . [more]
- Peace Action Initiative on Nuclear Weapons: a summary of the position and initiatives of Peace Action (the national group we are affiliated with) on nuclear weapons.
- Nuclear weapons in the US (2006) Map of bases, stockpile storage sites, etc.
- Top ten reasons why nuclear weapons still exist (Humor from your own Coalition staff) "Reason number 10: Who needs schools, hospitals, day care, better roads, education, public housing, clean water, universal health care, solar power, crop supports, wind mills, disaster response, etc. etc. etc.?"
- Nuclear Threat Initiative A middle-of-the-road to conservative site calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
- Blog: Rethinking Nuclear Weapons The personal blog of Ward Wilson, Associate Director of the Coalition for Peace Action.
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