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Urge Congress to Cut the 2012 Nuclear Weapons Budget
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    Rick Wayman
    Santa Barbara, CA
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It is apparent that the Federal Government is making budget cuts in order to reduce the deficit in 2012, but instead of being reduced, spending on nuclear weapons continues to rise. According to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, just last year over $52 billion was spent on U.S. nuclear weapons and weapons related programs. According to modernization plans proposed by congress, this number could be doubled within the next couple years. In addition to wasting funds on “modernization”, increasing the nuclear weapons budget will send the wrong message to countries who we are urging to end proliferation. We as American citizens and taxpayers have a right decide where our tax dollars are being spent. We must urge congress to cut the 2012 nuclear weapons budget. Sign this petition and write your local congress member urging them to reconsider the budget decisions!

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Cut the 2012 Nuclear Weapons Budget

Dear U.S. Congress,

Dear U.S. Congress,

On behalf of the 40,000 members of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation we urge you to support cutting the FY2012 nuclear weapons budget. This would not only demonstrate sensible fiscal policy, but would also make the world a safer place. We urge you to support a budget that supports the prosperity of our country, not the potential destruction. Congress is cutting spending on vital domestic programs, but there are proposals to increase spending on nuclear weapons by almost 20 percent over the 2010 levels. This is unacceptable. This increased spending will not only further increase the deficit, but will also undermine U.S. credibility on non-nuclear proliferation efforts.

We strongly encourage you to stop funding projects that would increase the U.S.’s capacity to produce new nuclear weapons. The Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement project (Los Alamos, NM) and the Uranium Processing Facility (Oak Ridge, TN) are now projected to cost taxpayers more than $12 billion, and the National Nuclear Security Administration has failed to demonstrate the national security need for increased nuclear weapons production.

By cutting these programs, national security could be strengthened by increasing programs for nonproliferation programs such as the Global Threat Reduction Initiative as well as dismantlement programs. As you consider the FY2012 federal budget please direct funding away from wasteful modernization programs and bomb plants. The U.S. needs to step up and be a leader in nuclear disarmament in order to create a safer, more peaceful world.

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