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Today, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force, after having had at least 50 nations ratify it and 80 nations sign on. While the U.S. has not ratified the treaty, we celebrate this momentous day, as ratification of this treaty will help the global abolition of nuclear weapons become a more prominent goal in the international community. We commit to keep pushing forward toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

Take action: Urge President Biden and the new Congress to keep the U.S. advancing toward the goal of a nuclear-free world

As President Joe Biden takes office, the new Administration has decided to extend the New START Treaty, a key treaty with Russia that is essential for limiting nuclear weapons among the two largest nuclear powers. On this important day, we commend the Biden administration on this critical step, and we urge them to keep pressing forward toward nuclear abolition.

Pope Francis has clarified Church teaching to express the immorality of the mere possession of nuclear weapons, let alone their use. Let us join with other people of faith in supporting the TPNW and working for a world free of nuclear weapons!

Photo: International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) executive director Beatrice Fihn (right) presents Thai ambassador Thani Thongphakdi (chair of the UN open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament) with an appeal signed by 838 parliamentarians in 42 nations, calling for the start of negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons. Geneva, 2 May 2016 Credit: Tim Wright

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Members of the House of Representatives

Subject: Please Support the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons through the UN's TPNW

Message:

Today, I am celebrating the entry into force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity and to life on earth as we know it. Their possession is now a violation of international law. Over 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev expressed their shared desire for the elimination of nuclear weapons. But today, the United States continues to spend hundreds of billions of dollars building up our nuclear arsenal. Please help to reverse this trend and end the threat of nuclear war.

The TPNW has been signed by over 80 countries and ratified by over 50. None of the nuclear powers has joined the treaty, but it carries great moral weight. Pope Francis and the Holy See, as well as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, support the treaty. As a person of faith, I support it, too. With your leadership, I hope the United States will lead the nuclear powers in taking concrete measures toward nuclear disarmament. I was encouraged by the Biden Administration’s announcement that the U.S. will join Russia in extending New START, signaling our willingness to work with other nuclear powers on arms control. Now, I will be waiting to see how you and other leaders in Congress take steps to reduce and eliminate these weapons altogether.

President Joe Biden

Subject: Gratitude for New START and Entry into Force of the TPNW

Message:

Dear President Biden,

Congratulations on your inauguration! This is certainly a week for celebration. As a person of faith, I am also celebrating two important steps toward ending the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons.

First, I want to thank you for your decision to extend New START for five years. This is a crucial decision: it secures the cornerstone of our nuclear arms control architecture, serves as an important first step toward disarmament, and signals your administration’s intention to work with other nuclear powers on this fundamental issue. Thank you for your leadership on New START.

Second, today I am celebrating the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). With this treaty, international law now reflects the position of the Catholic Church, expressing the immorality of the possession of nuclear weapons for any purpose. I hope that under your leadership the United States will lead the nuclear powers in taking concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament, in accord with the call of Pope Francis and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and in compliance with the TPNW.

Thank you again for your leadership in renewing New START. I will be waiting to see what further steps your administration will take to create a world free from the threat of nuclear war.

Best wishes for peace,

US Senate

Subject: Please Support the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons through the UN's TPNW

Message:

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