"I find hope in the work of long-established groups such as the Arms Control Association...[and] I find hope in younger anti-nuclear activists and the movement around the world to formally ban the bomb."
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The Arms Control Association works to eliminate the threats posed by the world's most dangerous weapons—nuclear, chemical, and biological, as well as new emerging technologies. Members in the United States can receive action alerts to inform their elected leaders on effective arms control solutions. Take action below or sign up to receive future opportunities to share your voice.
On Aug. 24, the Trump administration transmitted its controversial agreement for civil nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia to Congressional leadership. According to the terms of Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act Congress now has 90 days in continuous session to consider the agreement, after which it automatically becomes law--unless Congress adopts a joint resolution opposing it.
On Feb. 28, President Trump, in coordination with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu, launched a massive, premeditated, illegal U.S. military attack on Iran aimed at removing top leadership and degrading Iran's conventional military capabilities.
For the first time in decades, a U.S. president is threatening to restart nuclear weapons testing — a dangerous and unnecessary move that would put countless lives, communities, and even our planet at risk. This issue is too important to our future for our elected officials to stay silent. Let your representative know that we cannot allow Trump to drag us further into a disastrous global arms race.
Send a message to your Members of Congress urging them to speak up in opposition to any attempt to build up the size of the U.S. arsenal, demand U.S.-Russia negotiations on a new agreement to cut their arsenals, and to block any attempt by the Trump administration to resume nuclear test explosions.