Members of Back from the Brink CT carried a poster into the Hartford office of Senator Chris Murphy on April 28. The poster said the “Senator Murphy - UN Secretary General says Nuclear weapons deliver no security, only the promise of annihilation. Please cosponsor S. Res. 323.” Senate Resolution (S. Res.) 323 calls for a halt and reversal of the nuclear arms race. The poster has seventy four signatures of Connecticut residents. 

 

As conflicts escalate throughout the world and with the termination of arms control agreements, the danger increases that nuclear weapons could be used. One mishap or miscommunication can create a living inferno for millions, ignite global famine, and destroy civilization.  With nuclear weapons on hair trigger alert, there is very little time to correct an error or misjudgement, in response to a false warning.

 

S. Res. 323 and H. Res. 317  are companion resolutions calling for concrete steps which will take us on the road to nuclear weapon abolition. Go to Back from the Brink for more details. Reps Larson, Hayes, and Delauro  have cosponsored H. Res. 317.

 

We need Senator Murphy's advocacy skills  and Senator Blumenthal's support to help us put nuclear weapon disarmament in the center of the national conversation .  Please call both of our  U.S. Senators and ask them to cosponsor S. Res. 323. 

 

You can reach their offices at 202-224-3121.

 

Joe Wasserman is a Sierra Club member and community activist.