Abolish Nuclear Weapons

WHY ARE WE STILL LIVING UNDER THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR?

2,317 Mayors of cities on all continents are calling for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

• The U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2008 for the 4th time in 4 years called for abolition.

In Connecticut, the mayors of Ansonia, Fairfield, Hartford, Mansfield, New Haven, Stamford, and Windham joined the Mayors for Peace campaign calling for abolition of nuclear weapons.
The Connecticut State Senate in 2005 unanimously passed a resolution calling for abolition.

The 2008 Democratic Party Platform calls for abolition of nuclear weapons.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PLANET'S PEOPLE CALL FOR
ABOLISHING ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

The Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT), signed by the U.S. in 1970, requires the nuclear weapons powers to negotiate to abolish nuclear weapons in return for non-nuclear states not acquiring them. 

In 1970 there were 5 nuclear weapons states: United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France, China. Now there are 8, including India, Pakistan, Israel.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATES HAVE NOT MET THEIR OBLIGATIONS
TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS
WHILE DEMANDING THAT NON-NUCLEAR STATES ABIDE BY THE NPT.

• Worse, our own government attacked Iraq based on the false claim that it had nuclear weapons, threatens Iran and other countries with nuclear annihilation and maintains the right to drop nuclear bombs on non-nuclear states.

THE VERY EXISTENCE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
THREATENS ALL HUMANITY.

• The Hiroshima/Nagasaki Protocol requires the total abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2020. Important legislation, H. Res. (House Resolution) 68, calling for the U.S. to abide by the NPT is co-sponsored by CT Congressmember Rosa DeLauro.

• Contact your Representative, Senators and President to pass and sign nuclear abolition legislation. The U.S. Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.

CITIES ARE NOT "TARGETS!"
Abolish All Nuclear Weapons!

We Call for Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Now!