A new petition at Care2 is calling for the House of Representatives to support a resolution reducing nuclear weapons, improving nuclear security and fighting global hunger. The Global Security Priorities Resolution (H. Res 278) is a way the House can express support for ratification of the new START nuclear arms treaty.
The resolution calls for nuclear disarmament steps such as START. The savings from the disarmament can be diverted toward nuclear security and fighting the hunger and poverty which threaten international peace and stability.
The petition, available at the Care2 web site reads:
We the undersigned ask that the House support H. Res. 278, the Global Security Priorities Resolution, introduced by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA).
This resolution seeks to protect the global security of the United States by reducing the number and accessibility of nuclear weapons and by directing the resulting savings to the prevention of nuclear proliferation and to global child survival and child nutrition programs. The measure advances a more comprehensive look at the steps that should be taken to secure nuclear weapons, stop the spread of terrorism, and address the poverty and hopelessness that contribute to international instability.
The 9/11 Commission Report recommended a strategy to counter terrorism that includes policies that encourage development, improve the lives of families, and enhance prospects for children's futures. UNICEF reports that 9.2 million children under the age of five die every year, mostly from preventable causes. Promoting global child survival must be part of our global efforts to create a more secure world.
H. Res. 278 will encourage the House of Representative to develop a budgetary strategy to formulate a more comprehensive and a complete approach to global security that incorporates both essential defense and development objectives.
Thank you for considering this request.
To sign the petition please visit the Care 2 web site.
To see the full text of H.Res 278 please visit the Library of Congress.
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