US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
An Appeal to the Next President of the United States
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Nuclear weapons could destroy civilization and end intelligent
life on the planet.
The only sure way to prevent nuclear proliferation, nuclear
terrorism and nuclear war – before the next blinding
flash – is to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
The era of nuclear weapons must be brought to an end. This
can be done. It will require leadership and commitment. Nuclear
weapons were created by humans, and it is our responsibility
to eliminate them before they eliminate us.
The United States, as the world’s most militarily powerful
nation, must take the initiative in convening and leading the
nations of the world to urgently take the following steps:
- De-alert. Remove all nuclear weapons from
high-alert status, separating warheads from delivery vehicles;
- No
First Use. Make legally binding commitments
to No First Use of nuclear weapons and establish nuclear
policies consistent with this commitment;
- No New Nuclear
Weapons. Initiate a moratorium on
the research and development of new nuclear weapons, such
as the Reliable Replacement Warhead;
- Ban Nuclear Testing
Forever. Ratify and bring
into force the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty;
- Control Nuclear
Material. Create a verifiable
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty with provisions to bring
all weapons-grade nuclear material and the technologies to
create such material under strict and effective international
control;
- Nuclear Weapons Convention. Commence
good faith negotiations, as required by the Non-Proliferation
Treaty, to achieve a Nuclear Weapons Convention for the phased,
verifiable and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons;
- Resources
for Peace. Reallocate resources
from the tens of billions currently spent on nuclear arms
to alleviating poverty, preventing and curing disease, eliminating
hunger and expanding educational opportunities throughout
the world.
We call upon the next President of the United States to make a world free of nuclear weapons
an urgent priority and to assure US leadership to realize this goal.