ACTIVISM WORKS

ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS

August 6, 2010, is the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Since then, in the name of "national security," we have spent trillions of dollars, contaminated our air, land, and water with radioactive waste, and stockpiled thousands of warheads.  Yet we have become less secure as other nations follow in our footsteps.

Despite soaring rhetoric, in an attempt to win votes needed to ratify the New START Treaty, President Obama has submitted a budget that increases funding for nuclear weapons research and production programs. These programs are referred to as "modernization," and would have the U.S. building a new generation of these terrible weapons in a time when we need to be moving toward disarmament and job creation.

Ask Congress to:

—Support the New START Treaty.
—Eliminate funding for "modernization" of our existing nuclear arsenal.
—Provide funds to clean up nuclear research and development sites.
—Support the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

The time has come to stop this deadly game. Send a postcard to Congress now:

http://support.afsc.org/site/R?i=YFPcHOOPIrPhqDVoZTTN3w..

Source of Information and postcard: American Friends Service Committee