Photo: Kusa Dogwood, Lois Barber
April 2022 - The threat of nuclear war has risen considerably with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Immediately after launching the invasion, President Putin placed his nuclear forces on “high combat alert” and warned other countries that if they tried to stop him they would "face consequences that you have never faced in your history".
President Biden has already stated that he will not send American troops into Ukraine. This creates an extraordinary opportunity for him to pledge further that the US will not use nuclear weapons in the conflict, and to call on all countries to press President Putin to make the same pledge. Such a declaration on President Biden’s part would lower the possibility of a calamitous nuclear escalation. When the Pentagon conducts war games simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the result inevitably escalates to international catastrophe. Equally important, such a pledge would represent a first-ever official acknowledgement by the United States that nuclear weapons are an unacceptable option in a specific conflict.
ACTION: Contact President Biden and urge him to declare that the United States will not use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and to call on all countries to press President Putin to do the same.
CONTACT: President Biden
- Web: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ (leave a message)
- Tel: 1-202-456-1111 (leave a message)
- Mail: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20500
Please send this email on to family and friends and/or write a letter-to-the-editor on this important issue. It is a good way to educate others and build support for needed policies.
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