The Biggest Year for Nuclear Disarmament
January 14th, 2010 by Cara Bautista from Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West » Nuclear Weapons
Titan II nuclear missile in its Cold War silo.
This year is one of the biggest opportunities we’ve had since the end of the Cold War to make significant progress toward a nuclear weapons free world. Maintaining the status quo of more than 23,000 nuclear weapons worldwide is just too dangerous; so many weapons around the world increase the risk of an accidental launch with deadly consequences for hundreds of thousands of people. A quick look at the calendar confirms that 2010 will be a pivotal year:
- New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) announced and Senate debate over US ratification (January estimate)
- Fiscal Year 2011 Budget released (February)
- Nuclear Posture Review released (March 1 estimate)
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