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Policies of the American Presidential Candidates on the Nuclear Weapons Madness

Hiroshima, Presidential Campaigns and Our Nuclear Future Common Dreams, by Robert Dodge, August 06, 2016 “…………  the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved their Atomic Doomsday Clock representing the apocalyptic countdown to nuclear annihilation to three minutes till midnight. This is the closest it has been since 1953 at the height of the Cold War after the first hydrogen bomb was exploded.

Our quadrennial presidential campaign, either unaware of the current scientific evidence on the heightened risk on the use of nuclear weapons or not caring in presenting a false veil of strength has brought the full spectrum of response to the issue of nuclear weapons.

Candidate Trump has suggested that since we have nuclear weapons he would consider using them in Europe and elsewhere and that he is okay with an arms race in Asia.

Candidate Clinton has indicated she would continue the current policies of the Obama Administration with its trillion dollar buildup.

Only former candidate Sanders proposed working to eliminate nuclear weapons, cancelling the trillion dollar funding of the new arms race and supporting the congressional S.A.N.E., Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures act to reduce nuclear spending by $100 billion over the next 10 years.

President Obama also has an opportunity to lead in the final months of his presidency by declaring a “no first use” policy by the United States and taking our weapons off of hair trigger alert. These symbolic moves would send a signal to the world and provide an opportunity for our next president to build upon in realizing a world without nuclear weapons.

The ongoing existence of nuclear weapons is no longer a political issue, either Democratic or Republican; it is a survival issue. When the leaders refuse to lead, then the people must act…….http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/08/06/hiroshima-presidential-campaigns-and-our-nuclear-future

August 8, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA elections 2016