Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War That No One Wants (livestream)

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Panel Discussion

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The Commonwealth Club

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Reducing Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War That No One Wants

When: Wed, May 20 @ 2:00 PM PT

Where: Online via livestream

Cost: Livestream link "ticket": $15 + fee for members; $20 + fee for non-members

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The ongoing pandemic has shown us what indiscriminate worldwide destruction looks like.
A nuclear war would do infinitely more damage in a shorter time and recovery, if possible at all, would take years.

Russia says it’s created hypersonic weapons. Kim Jung Un refuses to give up his nuclear program. Iran is enriching uranium. The current Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expires in February 2021.

Join a seasoned panel to discuss what the United States and others can do at this crucial point in history to reduce weapons and decrease the chances of a devastating nuclear war.

PANELISTS:

Izumi Nakamitsu
Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations

Jerry Brown
Former Governor of California; co-author of "Why the World is Closer Than Ever to Doomsday", op-ed CNN, January 24, 2020

Rose Gottemoeller
Former Deputy Secretary General, NATO, October 2016 to October 2019

William J. Perry
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, President William Clinton Administration; Founder of the William J. Perry Project to end nuclear weapons (https://www.wjperryproject.org/);
co-author of "Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons", op-ed WSJ, 2007

George Shultz
Former U.S. Secretary of State, co-author of "Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons",
op-ed WSJ, 2007

MODERATOR:

Dr. Gloria Duffy
President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club
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REF. LINKS:

"Why the World is Closer Than Ever to Doomsday", op-ed CNN, January 24, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/opinions/doomsday-clock-emergency-moon-robinson-brown-perry

"Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons", op-ed WSJ, 2007
https://media.nti.org/pdfs/NSP_op-eds_final_.pdf

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§OP-ED: COVID-19 and Nuclear Weapons: Eradication is Best

by Common Dreams

Mon, May 11, 2020 2:34PM

COMMON DREAMS

Article title: The Novel Coronavirus and Nuclear Weapons (May 4, 2020)

"As long as nuclear weapons exist, the danger of their use will also exist. The only guarantee against such use is the complete elimination of these weapons."

"It may well be impossible to eliminate all disease-causing viruses; yet nuclear disarmament is not only possible, but a legally binding obligation embedded in Article VI of the [Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons]."

For the full op-ed, go to:

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/04/novel-coronavirus-and-nuclear-weapons

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§OP-ED: Budgeting COVID-19 Response over Funding Nuclear Weapons

by Common Dreams

Mon, May 11, 2020 2:51PM

COMMON DREAMS

Article title: Budgets Are Moral Documents: Nuclear Weapons Funding and COVID-19 Response (April 16, 2020)

"As our nation grapples with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, we continue to fund nuclear weapons programs in the amount of 67.595 billion dollars for fiscal year 2020."

"We are one interconnected human family on this planet and at long last it is time to recognize this fact. The cessation of funding and elimination of nuclear weapons would be a good faith step in recognizing this reality."

For the full op-ed, go to:

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/16/budgets-are-moral-documents-nuclear-weapons-funding-and-covid-19-response

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