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February 2018 - After months of North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong-un and President Trump hurling apocalyptic threats at each other, South Korean President Moon Jae-in intervened. He invited Mr. Kim to participate in the Olympics in South Korea and Mr. Kim accepted. Also, at Mr. Moon's urging, Pres. Trump committed to forgo military exercises against North Korea at least until after the Olympics and Paralympics
To build on this first step, and to resolve the dangerous Korea standoff, Mr. Kim and Pres. Trump must turn to the negotiating table.
ACTION: a) Ask Sec. of State Tillerson to extend our moratorium on military exercises with South Korea indefinitely—or at least as long as there is no resumption of testing by North Korea, which has not tested since November. Also, urge the installation of a "Hot Line" among the Koreas and the US to avoid any misunderstandings that can lead to unintentional war.
- b) Ask your Senators to co-sponsor Senate Bill S.2016, and your Representative to co-sponsor HR.4140. These identical bills forbid all unconstitutional military strikes against North Korea without prior Congressional approval.
CONTACT:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson:
Web: https://register.state.gov/contactus/contactusform
Tel: 202-647-9572
Mail: US Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20520
Your Representative and Senators:
Web: www.senate.gov, www.house.gov
Tel: 202 224-3121
Mail: Senator or Representative (first & last name) U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510
or U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515
Note: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just moved the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 2 Minutes to Midnight, indicating that the world is the closest to possible nuclear Armageddon since the height of the Cold War in 1953.
Multiply this Message: Use this information to write a letter to the editor about this important & timely issue. This is a powerful way to educate and mobilize others—our job in the coming years!
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