 Russian language version of this statement
More than ten years after the end of the Cold war, Russia and the U.S. still maintain thousands of nuclear weapons in a high-alert posture -- ready for immediate launch. This nuclear posture compresses decision time for leaders in both nations to a matter of just minutes and increases the chances of nuclear war starting by accident or miscalculation. We believe the Presidents of Russia and the U.S. should work together to devise operational changes in the nuclear forces of their respective nations that would result in the verifiable "standing-down" of these nuclear forces. This would increase considerably the launch-decision time for each President and profoundly reduce the risk of accidental nuclear war.
Signatories
Institute for World Economy and International Relations
PIR Center for Political Studies In Russia
Committee of Scientists for Global Security
Federation for Peace and Reconciliation
Russian Pugwash Committee
Foreign Policy Association
Institute for Press Development
Russian Group of International Organization Generals and Admirals For Peace and Security
International Public Organization Center For Strategic and Political Studies
Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies
Center for International and Strategic Studies of RAU-University
Interregional Public Foundation for Military Reform
Regional Public Organization Generals for Democracy and Humanism
Regional Public Association Conversion - The Art of Development
Analytic Center for Non-Proliferation
Center of Journalism for War and Peace
Center for Export Control
Center for Nuclear Ecology and Energy Policy of International Social-Ecological Union
Movement for Nuclear Safety
Alla Yaroshinskaya Foundation
Also on this web site:
Press release [Russian language version]
De-alerting nuclear weapons in Russia and the US: A path to reducing nuclear dangers, briefing book [Russian language version]
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