Congress established the 12 member bipartisan Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States in 2008 to “examine and make recommendations with respect to the long-term strategic posture of the United States.” The Strategic Posture Commission issued its report on US nuclear weapons policy on May 6, and Chairman William Perry and Vice Chairman James Schlesinger testified before the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee.

Below are excerpts from analysis and press releases issued by many organizations in response to the Commission's report. Want to chime in? In the comments section you can share your thoughts or post a link to how your organization reacted.

From Physicians for Social Responsibility:

In 2008 the Congress established a bipartisan commission to review the
strategic posture of the United States.  The commission’s findings
released today lack the vision necessary to begin immediate and sharp
reductions in nuclear weapons by all states that possess them.

The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability had this to say:

The
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability finds Congressionally mandated
Nuclear Posture Report supports more money and less accountability.

The
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States
released a report today that fails to support President Obama’s
commitment to move towards a world free of nuclear weapons and contains
proposals that would undermine his vision and nonproliferation efforts.

Analysis from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation:

As one might expect given the diverse make-up of the Commission, the
final report offers a mixture of good and bad recommendations. The
report uneasily straddles two competing visions. One vision seeks to
reduce the role played by nuclear weapons in U.S. national security
policy. The other vision stresses that nuclear weapons remain as
important today as ever before.

Peace Action West reacts:

…Today, the Commission issued its findings in a report that failed to
embrace the opportunity to help chart a path towards a world free of
nuclear weapons.

Additionally, Wired's Danger Room and the Federation of American Scientists offered their insights.

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