In April the U.S. and Russia signed the New START treaty to cut their nuclear weapons arsenals. The treaty is now moving through the ratification process in the Senate, and will come up in Committee in a few days. Click on the headline to learn how you can help.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama and President Yanukovych of Ukraine meet during the Nuclear Security Summit. The Campaign used the occasion of the summit to urge President Obama to hold a new summit focused on nuclear disarmament. Read more about it by clicking on the headline.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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.
In April 2009, 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.
