John,

As we watch the atrocities being committed in Ukraine, it’s understandable to be
frustrated. I’m frustrated. We want to intervene. We want to stop Russia in its tracks
and help the Ukrainians defend their home. Conventionally speaking, the Russian
military couldn’t hold a candle to the U.S. military. Even the credible threat of U.S.
intervention would likely deter Putin from invading his neighbors.

But nuclear weapons mean that we don’t have the luxury of thinking conventionally.
In humanity’s awesome capacity to create, we created the nearly limitless power to
destroy. Now, multiple world leaders possess the ability to start a nuclear war that
could end life on Earth as we know it. And one of those world leaders is Vladimir Putin.

I will continue to work toward ending the destructive threat of nuclear weapons and the
unbridled power they give to tyrants like Putin. Will you help me bring even more
attention to this pressing issue by making a contribution?


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“But Hank,” people tell me, “we can’t put the genie back in the bottle.”

They’re referring to the fact that the doctrine of mutually assured destruction is what
prevents either side from launching their nuclear weapons in a military standoff. If we
disarm, then what’s to stop Russia or China from attacking us?

There’s a certain sense to this argument, sure. But consider the possibility that people
in Russia and China are saying the exact same thing: “If we disarm, what’s to stop the
United States from attacking us?”

Everyone has an interest in eliminating nuclear weapons, and that interest is strongest
if we all do it together. Some people say that sounds too optimistic or fantastical. I say
it sounds like hard work – very hard work – but doable work. And it’s work that I am
committed to doing.

Not only would humanity be free from the threat of nuclear annihilation in a future without
nuclear weapons, but people around the world would be safer from the whims of madmen
like Vladimir Putin, dictators whose power is amplified by the weapons of mass destruction
they control.

So I will keep on pushing others to act with me to bring about an end to the continuous
threat of nuclear destruction. Our duty to each other and to ourselves demands it. If you think
nuclear disarmament is as important as I do, will you help me continue to advance it by
making a donation?


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Thank you, John. I’m glad we can have these hard discussions and
move the ball forward together.

– Hank Johnson (he/him)

 
 




   







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