[Act-ma_discuss] Council for a Liveable World: “Unacceptable”

Mon Jan 31 08:36:22 PST 2022

From: Geoff Wilson [mailto:advocacy at clw.org] 
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 11:01 AM

Taking on the military-industrial complex 

Dear Activist,

When the national security policies adopted by President Joe Biden and the progressive majority in Congress look indistinguishable from Trump’s policies, you know something is very broken with our system.

In a new  <https://click.everyaction.com/k/41270515/328062787/-316766088?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwOC8xLzg4NjkzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImI0MDQzNmQ4LWFlODItZWMxMS05NGY2LWM4OTY2NTBkNDQ0MiIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiYW15aEB0ZXhub2xvZ3kuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=b2r9yY9ryAzKD3OGX9fI4T6EUirxOfrGt7m-If-skwQ=&emci=af39b6cf-ba7f-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&emdi=b40436d8-ae82-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&ceid=6741280> op-ed for Inkstick, Council Advocacy Coordinator Monica Montgomery examines this outrageous situation and lays out how Congress should take bold action to put America back on course toward a safer and saner national security policy.

"The new Democratic majority [has] rubber-stamped nearly every single existing nuclear weapons policy, to the tune of more than $43 billion for nuclear weapons programs, and in some cases increased costs to the taxpayers without having had a full debate in both chambers of Congress," she writes. "This is unacceptable."

"There needs to be a robust debate in Congress about how to maintain and modernize our nuclear deterrent while eliminating waste and minimizing the chance that a nuclear weapon is ever used again. To do this, Congress would be well served by fighting for fiscal responsibility inside of the Pentagon, ending the push to create a new generation of more 'usable' nuclear weapons, and exercising oversight that pushes for basic cost-saving measures and alternatives to the nuclear triad."

Monica’s piece has been shared widely online and on Capitol Hill. Your continued support is essential to this important work.

We are on the frontlines of pushing back against the military-industrial complex that is driving Congress back toward the worst strategies and foreign policy thinking of the Cold War.

As Monica writes, "now is the time for strategic leadership to make smart and purposeful cuts to maintain a deterrent based on modern needs, not antiquated wants."

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Together, we can make a difference and build a more livable world.

Regards,

Geoff Wilson
Political Director
Council for a Livable World

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