A new, August 2008 survey by Harris Interactive found that two thirds of Americans believe that possession of nuclear weapons by some countries encourages others to develop their own nuclear arsenals.The findings, released before the August 29 anniversary of nuclear proliferation, when the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb in 1949, suggest the world needs a broader approach for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

“Americans understand that 'Do as I say, not as I do' is advice that is falling on deaf ears,” said Susan Gordon, Executive Director of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability and member of the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World Coordinating Committee. “By clinging to thousands of these weapons, the nuclear nations of the world send the wrong message and make us all less secure. “It's up to the next president to lead the world toward a nuclear weapons free world, as part of his strategy to stop the spread of nuclear weapons,” she said.

• What: Event titled, "Looking Back – Remembering the Victims of Nuclear Weapons: Looking Forward – Toward a Nuclear Free Future"
• Date/Time: August 9, 2008 at 10:30 AM; moment of silence to commemorate Nagasaki bomb dropping at 11:02 AM; Keynote Speaker and Music at 11:05 AM
• Where: Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab, corner of Vasco Road & Patterson Pass Road.

Livermore, CA – Saturday August 9th, on the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, peace, environmental, and social justice activists will gather at the Livermore Lab to commemorate the victims of nuclear weapons and war, and to advocate a future free of nuclear weapons.