The Back from the Brink Campaign
The CALL
The Back from the Brink campaign calls on the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by:
renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first
ending the sole, unchecked authority of any President to launch a nuclear attack
taking US nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert
cancelling the plan to replace its entire arsenal with enhanced weapons;
actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals
Learn more about how each of these 5 steps reduces the risk of nuclear war.
World nuclear forces
In the late 1980’s, the world arsenal of nuclear weapons was 70,000. Due to the nuclear freeze movement in the US and Europe, President Reagan and Gorbachev met in 1986 and negotiated a dramatic reduction in nuclear weapons. Today there are 12,000 warheads worldwide, nearly 90% in the arsenals of the US and Russia. The rest are held by seven other countries. Of these, China, India, North Korea, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and possibly Russia, are thought to be increasing their stockpiles. And many nuclear nations, including the US, Russia and China are “modernizing” their nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
The back from the brink Campaign
Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War is a national grassroots campaign modelled on the successful nuclear freeze campaign of the 1980’s. It seeks to fundamentally change U.S. nuclear weapons policy and lead us away from the dangerous path we are on. The Call lays out five common-sense steps that the United States should take to reform its nuclear policy and make the world safer.
advocate, educate and divest
Convince your City/County to pass a BftB Resolution. Lobby your House Representative and Senators to support Back from the Brink legislation. Educate your community by writing letters to the editor. Use video films to show students what a nuclear war entails. Organize events to commemorate those who lost their lives in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to celebrate the anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Shift your investments from funds that support nuclear weapon producers to socially responsible funds listed in the Don’t Bank on the Bomb Hall of Fame.
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