'The silences and muted statements on Capitol Hill,' writes NormanSolomon, 'are evading the reality of what’s hanging in the balance—the destruction of almost all human life on Earth.'
President George W. Bush withdrew the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002. Under Donald Trump, the U.S. withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 2019. Both pacts significantly reduced the chances of nuclear war.Four hundred intercontinental ballistic missiles are armed and ready for launch from underground silos in five states.
—allowing only minutes to determine whether indications of an incoming attack are real or a false alarm.Like Russia, the United States has refused to pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons.In the House, H.Res. 1185 includes a call for the United States to “lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war.”
An overarching need is for senators and representatives to insist that U.S. participation in nuclear brinkmanship is unacceptable. As our Defuse Nuclear War team says, “Grassroots activism will be essential to pressure members of Congress to publicly acknowledge the dangers of nuclear war and strongly advocate specific steps for reducing them.”Our work is licensed under Creative Commons . Feel free to republish and share widely.
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