nuclear weapons production in New Mexico

Santa Fe NM

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Did you know? As tensions are rising between the U.S. and Russia, the threat of nuclear holocaust is now greater than it has ever been. Our very existence is on the line, and that is no exaggeration. Clearly nukes don’t work as a "deterrent" against war. Instead, the more nukes there are, the more likely they’ll be used – either accidentally by a computer error or a human mistake, or intentionally by an insane leader. Mass murder is their only purpose. President Biden said nuclear weapons should never be used and a nuclear war should never be fought – because everyone will lose. Pope Francis calls for abolishing nuclear weapons because it’s immoral to possess them. The International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons makes it illegal to possess them. Yet the U.S. possesses thousands of nuclear bombs. Each of them can incinerate a city in a flash, killing millions instantly and many more millions slowly. We have enough nukes to annihilate life on earth. We must eradicate them. But – are you aware of the fact that we’re making even more nukes? Los Alamos National Lab is now increasing production of nuclear bomb cores, with plans to be making 30 new bomb cores per year by 2026, and at least 80 per year by 2030 – for the nuclear weapons "modernization" program. “Modernization” is a nice way of saying they're developing more horrific nukes than ever. How can we eliminate nuclear bombs if we continue pouring $billions into making them? We have to stop their production, then divert those $billions to dismantling our current arsenal. It's a stunning waste of taxpayer money. To produce one nuclear bomb core costs $50 million. That's 667 nurses' salaries. The whole nuclear weapons "modernization" program is costing us $60 to $70 billion annually. We could end hunger all across America for $25 billion. Even the production of nukes risks a radiologic catastrophe. To make the nuclear bomb cores they have to process tons of radioactive plutonium, the most toxic substance known, and they create tons of radioactive waste. Los Alamos National Lab is often threatened by wildfires, besides being in an earthquake hazard zone. What could go wrong? Our nation invented these weapons of mass destruction, leading other nations like Russia to make their own nukes, thus spreading them around the world. So isn’t it our responsibility to lead the world in eliminating them? Citizens must speak up now. We have to persuade Congress and the President to end nuke production and get busy dismantling them. What you can do: 1.) Contact the president: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact. Tell President Biden to LEAD THE WORLD IN ABOLISHING NUCLEAR WEAPONS! 2.) Call your representative and senators. The US Capitol switchboard will connect you: . 3.) Stand with members of Veterans for Peace and Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety every Friday from noon to 1pm on the corner of W Alameda and S Guadalupe. If you'd like to forward this information, you'll find it here: www.change.org/p/stop-making-nukes.