The Fiscal Year 2011 budget has a 10% increase for nuclear weapons programs, bringing total funding to about $7 billion. Click on the headline for a roundup of some excellent analysis of the budget by organizations.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon marked the 64th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by calling for a nuclear weapons free world. Click on the headline to read more.
In April, President Barack Obama made a groundbreaking speech in which he pledged "to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." Click on the headline to read more about his significant call for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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A world free from nuclear weapons starts with smart, realistic and verifiable steps. Like taking nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert. Banning the testing of nuclear weapons. Stopping funds for new bombs. Wishing them away? Not so much.
You didn't see this coming: Top Republicans, Democrats, military commanders and diplomats now agree we can and should make a world free from nuclear weapons. Of course, three-quarters of Americans agree. Can you help make it a reality?
Saving the world is no fun alone. And it never works. So join the community of individuals and organizations working for a world free of nuclear weapons.
