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US Leadership Towards a Nuclear Weapons Free World

With calls by former statesmen Henry Kissinger, William Perry, Sam Nunn, and George Schultz for US leadership towards a nuclear weapons free world, what steps do you see Congress taking to reaffirm our commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and support US and global nuclear weapons stockpile reductions?

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Submitted by camaki 3 years ago

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  1. pulldigm said:

    I propose that we, publicly, begin the dismantling of our nuclear arsenal. We currently have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the entire world many times over. If we begin with oldest and most obsolete weapons and, over time, reduce our nuclear arsenal by half. We would still have enough weapons to meet any threats with this unthinkable option.

    The advantages would be to say, sincerely, to the rest of the world that we are serious about nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. We can approach our former enemies to assist them in dismantling their nukes without them fearing us. We will save billions of dollars that we now spend maintaining our Nukes. We will free thousands of service men and women for redeployment to more essential service. Also, we will have large quantities of fissionable material for peaceful uses.

    3 years ago