The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation has asked the major candidates from the Republican, Democratic and Green parties to complete a survey on US nuclear weapons policy. To date, eight candidates have replied. Click the candidate’s name below to see their responses:

John Edwards (D)
Mike Gravel (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R)
Mike Huckabee (R)
Dennis Kucinich (D)
Kent Mesplay (G)
Bill Richardson (D)
Joe Schriner (G)

The rest of the candidates have not yet responded to our eight straightforward questions on US nuclear weapons policy. We continue to seek their input in order to better inform the public on this issue of vital concern.

Here is a copy of the survey sent to all candidates:

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SURVEY
ON U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY

Please answer each question below. We welcome in addition any written comments or position papers.

1)  The current US administration is planning to replace every nuclear weapon in its arsenal with a new H-bomb under the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program. If elected, will you cancel the RRW program?  

              Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

2)  Do you pledge not to build new nuclear weapons should you become president?

              Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

3)  If elected, will you seek to eliminate all federal funding for nuclear weapons research and instead support funding to tackle the technological challenges of nuclear disarmament and verification?

    Yes ____         No ___     Policy Unformed ______

4)  Do you support negotiations for the global elimination of nuclear weapons, as required by Article VI of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (which has been ratified by the US and 187 other nations)?

                Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

5)  Do you agree with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Secretary of Defense William Perry that the United States should take a leadership role internationally to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons?

               Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

6)  The US and Russia, between them, maintain some 3,500 nuclear weapons on high alert status. If elected, will you negotiate with Russia to remove all nuclear weapons from high alert status?    

                 Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

7)  In 1996, the United States signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited “any nuclear weapons test.” In 1999, the U.S. Senate failed to ratify this treaty. If elected, will you work to win the ratification of this treaty?                                                                 

                 Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____

8)  The US currently reserves the option of using nuclear weapons first. If elected, will you support making a commitment that legally binds the United States to no first use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances?

                  Yes ____         No ____     Policy Unformed _____