I don’t make a habit of sending petitions, but
this one is significant. AJ
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From:
Luis Morago - Avaaz.org [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010
6:13 PM
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Subject: Breakthrough on nuclear
weapons
Dear friends,
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The new US-Russia nuclear treaty is building momentum for nuclear disarmament--and the next
crucial summit is next week in Washington. Sign the petition to ban nuclear
weapons--it will be delivered at the summit five days from now:
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Hours ago, Barack Obama
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It's a spark of hope -- a jump forward for the movement for "global
zero" on nuclear weapons, which has been joined in recent months by
hundreds of former heads of state, generals, and defense ministers and
thousands of citizens everywhere.
Next week, dozens of world leaders
will gather in
http://www.avaaz.org/en/together_for_zero/?vl
Humanity can choose: move to abolish nuclear
weapons, or let them spread around the world. There's no middle ground:
as long as non-nuclear countries know that they're under nuclear threat, some
will try to acquire weapons for themselves. The "nuclear club" has
been growing -- only commitments for real cuts can reverse the world's course.
But promises from leaders aren't enough by themselves. To be credible, they
have to be matched by support from the public. That's where we all can play a
role.
Last year, more than 115,000 Avaaz members signed a petition for Global
Zero--and helped pave the way for the US-Russia agreement that led to today's
treaty. Now, as leaders from
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The younger members of our network don't know what it was like to grow up under
a constant nuclear shadow -- when the threat of catastrophe was always at the
back of our minds. But until these weapons are gone, that shadow will exist.
Let's join together--now and for the long haul--to pass a brighter world to the
generations to come.
With hope,
Luis, Pascal, Alice, Ricken, Raluca and the entire Avaaz team.
SOURCES
"Obama and Medvedev Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact" - New York
Times, 8 April 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/world/europe/09prexy.html?hp&pagewanted=all
"Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material" - Reuters, 8
April 2010
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63726X20100408
Reaching Zero, Jonathan Schell (The Nation):
hhttp://www.thenation.com/doc/20100419/schell/2
Huge cut in warheads banishes legacy of the Cold War, The Independent:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/huge-cut-in-warheads-banishes-legacy-of-the-cold-war-1928733.html
Obama Limits U.S. Use Of Nuclear Arms, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/06/world/international-uk-nuclear-usa-review.html
Scrapping nuclear arms is now realpolitik. Six security experts urge
http://www.avaaz.org/the_times_nukes
More information about the Global Zero Campaign:
http://www.avaaz.org/the_times_nukes
Full Global Zero Action Plan available at:
http://www.globalzero.org/en/about-campaign
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