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Americans are ready for a different approach to nuclear weapons — IPPNW peace and health blog

Although today’s public protests against nuclear weapons can’t compare to the major antinuclear upheavals of past decades, there are clear indications that most Americans reject the Trump administration’s nuclear weapons policies. It might come as a shock to the many pundits in the mass media who have never mentioned the 2017 UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, but roughly half the US population supports nuclear abolition along the lines of the treaty. Yet another sign of public discontent is the emerging Back from the Brink campaign, supported by numerous peace, environmental, religious, health, and other organizations.

via Americans are ready for a different approach to nuclear weapons — IPPNW peace and health blog

December 27, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized