Thanks to you, over 120,000 people have signed our petition asking President Obama to take nuclear missiles off hair-trigger alert. We don't want Donald Trump — or any president — to have the absolute authority to launch within minutes enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world. We sent the petition personally to the President and the Vice President. They were polite. They were appreciative. But they didn't act. We knew it was a long shot. But we wanted to demonstrate the vast popular support for this common-sense step. Our petition was mentioned in The New Yorker, in the UK Independent and in my interviews on MSNBC and CNN. It was translated into Japanese. And importantly, other organizations have drafted similar petitions echoing our concerns. We hope you will join us as we continue to push for saner nuclear policies in the Trump Administration. We will put any personal or partisan feelings aside and work on policies that are best for our nation. And we may have better prospects than many think possible: history has shown that Republican presidents make more and deeper nuclear cuts than Democratic ones. We have already met with a senior member of the incoming administration, and have reason for guarded optimism. If we keep the pressure on his administration, we may be able to get Donald Trump to take these weapons off hair-trigger alert and secure major cuts in our nuclear arsenals with Russia. No one knows what is really in store for his presidency. But Ploughshares Fund is nimble, resourceful and clear that we want to create a more peaceful, just and secure world. Can we count on you for further action? Please stay engaged with us. We will keep the momentum up, building on this petition over Donald Trump's first 100 days in office — and over the course of his presidency. Please stay tuned for future actions as we move into the Trump era. We hope we can continue to count on your strong support. To learn more about how you can help reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons threats, sign up for our monthly emails here, bit.ly/pfundemail