Lindsay Graham and others are casually talking about nukes in Gaza

 

 

We’re witnessing a terrifyingly cavalier uptick in nuclear threats and brinkmanship:

Just this week, Putin launched tactical nuclear weapons drills near Ukraine. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham and others are offering the U.S. use of atomic bombs in World War II as an example for how the Israeli government should do 'whatever' it wants to in Gaza.[1]

That’s not all: The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) also poured fuel on the fire, signing off on tens of billions to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal — including the development of a bomb up to 24 times as powerful as the one dropped on Hiroshima.

No one will win this arms race. That’s why we’re gearing up to change course. It’ll mean pushing back during the upcoming Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) negotiations that set the Pentagon budget. Then, fighting hard to stop Congress from spending even one dime on unnecessary, world-ending weapons during the appropriations process.

The problem is that with just six days to go, we’re still $12,678 short of our May fundraising goal. We can’t do it alone. So, are you in?

 

To drown out the war lobby and push back on ANY attempts to pad the nuclear war budget, we need you with us. Can you make an urgent donation to help us close this fundraising gap and stop a dangerous nuclear arms race to the bottom? Not everyone reading can donate, but if it’s in your budget, we need you with us.

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Even before tensions ticked up with Hamas’ appalling attacks on October 7 and Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres was warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” due to the global nuclear arms race.

Since then, from Ukraine to Gaza the situation has only deteriorated further. You wouldn’t be surprised that ALL nine nuclear-armed countries — the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel — are increasing their weapons spending as a result. Experts expect the global nuclear arsenal will only grow, too.

But with the Doomsday Clock already mere seconds away from a midnight that marks the moment of global catastrophe, this backward thinking only heightens the possibility of a nightmare scenario: nuclear war.

Last year, advocacy organizations like Win Without War helped hold the number of nuclear warheads largely steady, but with conflicts and crises deepening across the globe, this work is only getting more challenging.

It’ll take a massive effort from partners across the movement, key members of Congress, and every current and former defense official and expert who agrees that we’ve got to do everything we can to avoid doomsday. With HASC passing the House NDAA earlier this week, the first phase of this months-long marathon has just begun. What happens next will be pivotal, and activists like you will help ensure we have the resources necessary to push back.

Not many are willing to go up against the enormous influence of mega weapons corporations and their lobbyists, but that’s exactly what Win Without War is gearing up to do — with your support. Can you make an urgent donation to help us close our May fundraising gap and fuel our work to build a world safe from the threat of nuclear war?

Avoiding a nightmare nuclear scenario has been a huge part of Win Without War’s work for decades and with so much on the line, we won’t let up now.

Thank you for working for peace,

The Win Without War team

1. NBC News, “Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel should do 'whatever' it has to while comparing the war in Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki”

 

 

 

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