Pitch In
Don’t just talk about it; do something! 2FP’s focused campaigns make the world safer, step-by-step.
Here’s the first step. We need you to encourage your member of Congress to help support a resolution that will make the vital nuclear weapons reductions necessary to pave the way for nuclear disarmament.
Read the information below to learn more. When you’re ready to send a letter to your representative, click here.
Thanks for your help! Don’t forget to alert friends and family to take part in this important campaign.
The Global Security Priorities Resolution:
In March, Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Dan Lungren (R-CA) introduced the Global Security Priorities Resolution (H. Res. 278). The resolution calls for reducing U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals to 1000 deployed/3000 total weapons each by 2015. It further stipulates that some of the financial savings from such a move would be redirected to the Nunn-Lugar program, as well as $6.5B to “child survival, hunger, and universal education” programs worldwide in an attempt to address the root causes of terrorism.
The resolution sets the proposed actions within the context of our NPT Article VI obligations to pursue nuclear weapons elimination. Moreover, the resolution will advance security measures that will enable further disarmament. The resolution also links disarmament with human security in a creative way that opens up support for our issue from a development/human rights standpoint.
Most importantly, the resolution represents a terrific step forward in the nonpartisan advancement of nuclear disarmament. Click here to send a letter to your representative.
Notable Individual and Organizational Endorsements
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- U.S. Fund for UNICEF
- William P. Clark, National Security Advisor/Reagan Administration
- Major General (ret.) William F. Burns, Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency/Reagan Administration; Chief Negotiator with Russian Federation on Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Initiative/George H. W. Bush administration.
- Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense/Reagan Administration; Senior Advisor, Center for Defense Information; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Leadership Conference of Women Religious
- Friends Committee on National Legislation
- Union for Reform Judaism
- Conference of Major Superiors of Men
- Evangelicals for Human Rights
- U.S. Coalition for Child Survival
- United Methodist Church -
General Board of Church and Society - Catholic Relief Services
- Friends of the World Food Program
- Faithful Security: The National Religious Partnership on the Nuclear Weapons Danger
- Council for a Livable World
- British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
- Mennonite Central Committee U.S./Washington Office
- The Episcopal Church
- The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),Washington Office
- Islamic Society of North America
- Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
- Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns