Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

Posted: 19th August 2024

Donald Trump “single-handedly destroyed” virtually every arms control agreement and took us close to nuclear war, writes Lawrence Wittner. In a world bristling with nuclear weapons, can we survive another Trump presidency?

Abolition is our only security

Trump insiders were appalled he would consider a nuclear attack during his presidency and that the idea of incinerating several million people didn’t faze him. But a second Trump presidency, a regime that this time would be packed with “yes men”, could spell global disaster. UN Secretary General, António Guterres (pictured), warns we are on a “knife’s edge”. It’s time to restore the arms control treaties Trump tore up and ensure the US embraces nuclear disarmament. READ MORE

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