{"id":144521,"date":"2019-10-07T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=144521"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:01:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:01:05","slug":"why-work-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2019\/10\/why-work-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Work to Abolish Nuclear Weapons?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We can change the world in important and necessary ways.<\/p>\n

We can take a giant step forward for humankind.<\/p>\n

We can join with others in demonstrating good stewardship of the planet.<\/p>\n

We can take control of our most dangerous technology.<\/p>\n

We can help shape a more decent common future.<\/p>\n

We can end the threat of omnicide posed by nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

We can uphold international law for the common benefit.<\/p>\n

We can lead the way toward ending war as a human institution.<\/p>\n

We can meet the greatest challenge confronting our species.<\/p>\n

We can put compassion into action and action into compassion.<\/p>\n

We can help to protect everything in life that we treasure.<\/p>\n

We can pass on a more secure world to our children and grandchildren and all future generations.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/em>David Krieger, Ph.D. is founder and president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment<\/a>. Amongst several of his wide-spanning leadership endeavors in global peacebuilding, he is a founder and a member of the Global Council of Abolition 2000, councilor on the World Future Council, and is the chair of the Executive Committee of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility. He has a BA in Psychology and holds MA and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from the University of Hawaii as well as a J.D. from the Santa Barbara College of Law; he served for 20 years as a judge <\/em>pro tem for the Santa Barbara Municipal and Superior Courts. Dr. Krieger is the author of many books and studies of peace in the Nuclear Age. He has written or edited more than 20 books and hundreds of articles and book chapters. He is a recipient of several awards and honors, including the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology Peace Writing Award for Poetry (2010)<\/em>. He has a new collection of poems entitled <\/em>Wake Up.\u00a0 For more visit the <\/em>Nuclear Age Peace Foundation website: www.wagingpeace.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 wagingpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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