Stronger United
Coalition Work
Our goal is the total elimination of nuclear weapons and ending the nuclear threat for good. To that end, we as an organization are committed to advancing several key policies goals and priorities on the path to nuclear weapons abolition. These policies do not exist in a vacuum - they reflect not only our organizational stance but also medical and science-based research and recommendations. Further, PSR is proud to be part of a network of partner organizations, political allies, and grassroots activists around the country and across the world.
The peace and justice community is stronger united. For too long, the United States Government has successfully divided both communities and political issues to weaken their political power. That is why PSR is proud to work alongside physicians not just in D.C. but across twenty States and to partner with a number of organizations in the peace and justice community to fight for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, justice for the victims of the Cold War, and voice for the marginalized.
Coalition Work
PSR officially endorses and works on the following programs, initiatives and coalitions to advance our key program goals and objectives:
Back from the Brink Initiative
As of August, 2022, 412 health, policy, faith, environmental, peace, and justice organizations have endorsed Back from the Brink, and resolutions supporting its five policy recommendations have been adopted by 59 municipalities and 7 state legislative bodies.
Back from the Brink calls on the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by:
- Actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals
- Renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first
- Ending the sole, unchecked authority of any U.S. president to launch a nuclear attack
- Taking U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert
- Cancelling the plan to replace its entire nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons
To learn more about Back from the Brink and get involved, visit preventnuclearwar.org.
State Coalitions
PSR chapters around the country are leading and playing an integral role in broad-based coalitions working toward a world without nuclear weapons. Some of these coalitions also connect nuclear weapons issues with other interwoven social justice issues, from environmental health to criminal justice reform.
PSR currently has 23 chapters working across 20 states. Find your local chapter here or see the map below.
Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition
wanwcoalition.org
The Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition, led and facilitated by Washington PSR, includes over 45 peace advocacy, faith-based, social justice, labor, health, and educational organizations, and is now the largest state-level anti-nuclear coalition in the country. WANW mobilizes and focuses this movement to educate and pressure members of Congress to support nuclear weapons policies that reduce both the risks of their use and the size of US arsenals, with the goal of elimination.
ICAN: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
IPPNW: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
#PeopleOverPentagon
PSR proudly endorses the People Over Pentagon initiative. They propose that by curtailing endless Pentagon spending, the U.S. Government can quickly invest in critical human needs. In 2021 the Congressional Budget Office found that $100 billion could be cut from the Pentagon budget with no impact on national security. Thus, The People Over Pentagon Act proposes that $100 billion is reinvested in critical human needs every year for the next decade. $100 billion used elsewhere could power every U.S. household with solar energy, hire one million elementary school teachers, or provide free tuition for 2 out of 3 public college students in the country. To find out more, visit their website.