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Steps to Zero Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons pose a threat to human life and health.  Additionally, the weakening of international treaties and the rising threat of nuclear terrorism make taking steps to eliminating nuclear weapons essential.  With recently reported bipartisan and global support for a vision of world free of nuclear weapons, PSR will promote taking concrete steps to zero including: U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a reduction of the role nuclear weapons play in security strategies, U.S.-Russian agreement to verifiably reduce nuclear arsenals, and a strengthening of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

 

  • Zero Is the Only Option

    In March 2010, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and PSR docs Vic Sidel and Ira Helfand published a major new briefing paper on the global climate and health effects of nuclear war. Zero is the only option was produced for the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Read more »


 

Analysis

  • Kyl Amendment Seeks to “Modernize” U.S. Nuclear Weapons
    Posted by Laicie Olson on July 23, 2009

    An amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill (S.1390) outlines a plan to cut funding from nuclear weapon reduction activities. Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) introduced the Amendment (S. 1760) on behalf of McCain (R-AZ), McConnell (R-KY), Sessions (R-AL) and other prominent members of Congress. This Amendment attempts to both stifle nuclear disarmament negotiations between the U.S. and Russia and strengthen U.S. missile defense systems. Read more »

  • Policy on Pakistan
    Posted by Sohini Sircar on June 3, 2009

    The Obama Administration is embracing the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, but understands that attaining this goal will take time. The President has made it clear that the United States will keep its nuclear deterrent capabilities for the time being. Yet the U.S. must take concrete steps to realize this vision in order to prevent our greatest threat today: nuclear terrorism. Read more »

  • Obama Met With Four Horse Men
    Posted by Jill Marie Parillo on May 20, 2009

    President Obama met with authors of a 2007 Wall Street Journal article that pushed the international community onto a nuclear weapons free world wave. Former secretaries, Henry Kissinger, and George Schultz, and two leading Democrats, Sam Nunn, and William Perry met with President Obama to help him realize what he committed America to in Prague last month, “a world without nuclear weapons.’’ Read more »
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Action Alerts

  • Re: A willingness to lead

    Tell Congress to approve a budget that pushes the Administration to make a bold reduction in our nuclear arsenal.

  • You can prevent the next Cuban Missile Crisis!

    50 years ago this week, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of a cataclysmic nuclear war. Today, you can help ensure that the lessons of this crisis are not forgotten by writing a letter to the editor.

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Resources

  • Nuclear Famine: A Billion People at Risk

    The newly generated data on the decline in agricultural production that would follow a limited, regional nuclear war in South Asia support the concern that more than one billion people would be in danger of starvation. Epidemic disease and further conflict spawned by such a famine would put additional hundreds of millions at risk. Read more »

  • Shock and Awe Hits Home

    The military operational costs of the war in Iraq, now greater than $500 billion, have surpassed those for the entire Vietnam conflict. These escalating operational costs are alarming, yet the long-term public health costs will be much greater. Read more »

  • Video: Nukes, Militarism and Public Health

    Interview with PSR board member Dr. Andy Kanter. Read more »

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