rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/prohibiting-the-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-prohibiting-the-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> World BEYOND War https://actionnetwork.org/groups/world-beyond-war https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg A nuclear exchange between the US and Russia would incinerate hundreds of millions of people immediately, and lead to a Nuclear Winter which would slaughter an estimated 7 billion of the Earth’s 7.7 billion people, mostly through starvation. Building back civilization would require over 1,000 years [Daniel Ellsberg talk, 12/13/2020]. A U.S. nuclear first-strike against China would result in a similar catastrophe. These are the stakes. As a step toward reducing the danger of Nuclear War, a coalition of groups has called upon Congress to legislate – and the President to declare – that the United States will neither initiate nor threaten to initiate the first use of Nuclear Weapons. Declaring and legislating a No First Use policy would be a major step to help avoid: A US nuclear attack that escalates Russia or China attacking the US due to a false alarm Violating the US Constitution by a first strike act of war US threats of a nuclear attack which amount to bullying and blackmailing other countries, and which carry unacceptable risk of starting a general nuclear war. With the support of a growing number of members of Congress, and President Biden’s 2019 statement that he has supported “No First Use” for twenty years, we have a real chance to take an important step toward reducing the risks of nuclear war in the next year by getting a No First Use policy declared and legislated into law! Join us on May 15 at a conference to discuss and implement “Prohibiting the First Use of Nuclear Weapons.” Registration opens April 5. Confirmed Speakers include: William Perry, Tom Collina, Kennette Benedict, Elaine Scarry, Ira Helfand, Zia Mian, Joe Cirincione, Joseph Gerson. Special greeting from Sen. Ed Markey Cosponsors: Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security (CPDCS); Massachusetts Peace Action; Council for a Livable World; CodePINK; Chicago Area Peace Action; NY Peace Action; Maine Peace Action; Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Greater Boston Physicians https://actionnetwork.org/events/prohibiting-the-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons