Sign the petition to Congress: stop Trump from starting nuclear war

Right now, Donald Trump has unrestricted power to launch thousands of nuclear weapons at will. But if we act quickly, we can legally tie his hands and make it impossible for him to start a nuclear war on his own — before it’s too late.

A single nuclear weapon is more powerful than all the bombs detonated in World War II combined. It’s clear there’s no greater act of war than the use of even one of them. And only Congress has the power to declare war.

Yet under the current system, the President has totally unchecked authority to use the thousands of nuclear weapons at his command — a process that takes less than 5 minutes. It’s up to Trump and Trump alone.

We can change that. Two brave members of Congress  have proposed urgent legislation (“Restricting the First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act,” H.R. 669) that can stop Trump from launching a nuclear war. The law requires a Congressional declaration of war in order to use nuclear weapons, except in response to an incoming nuclear attack. In other words, it would limit Trump’s ability to impulsively light the world on fire.

So Global Zero and Daily Kos are partnering on a petition to Congress in support of that legislation.

Trump’s election makes it abundantly clear we can no longer concentrate so much potential for catastrophic violence in the hands of one person. Sign the petition and call on Congress to keep us safe by demanding Congress take away Trump’s power, making it illegal for Trump to start a nuclear war. We’ll deliver the petition and all the signatures to every Congressional office in Washington, D.C.


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