John,
Donald Trump has once again put his ego before humanity. His plan to restart U.S. nuclear weapons testing has nothing to do with national security, it’s about showmanship and power. Experts across the political spectrum agree that resuming nuclear explosions would make America and the world less safe. It would shatter decades of arms control progress, risk global retaliation, and poison communities for generations to come.
Every administration since the 1990s has honored the moratorium on nuclear tests because modern technology keeps our arsenal reliable without triggering a global arms race. Trump’s reckless push to break that precedent is suicidal. It invites China, Russia, and others to do the same, dragging the world back to an era of radioactive fallout and mutual destruction.
Trump’s vanity knows no bounds, and the consequences will not be confined to test sites, they will spread through the air, water, and soil, affecting millions.
Congress has the power to stop Trump. They must move immediately to block funding for any nuclear test preparations, reinstate oversight requirements, and make it clear that the United States will not return to an era of radioactive brinkmanship.
Tell Congress to block Trump’s nuclear tests and stop this madman from igniting a new arms race.
The dangers of Trump’s nuclear testing agenda go far beyond politics. Past tests left behind poisoned lands, cancer clusters, and entire generations of “Downwinders” still battling illness and loss. In Nevada, fallout clouds blanketed entire towns. In the Pacific Islands, ancestral lands were rendered uninhabitable. Families watched their loved ones die of radiation-linked diseases, all while being told they were safe.
Restarting these tests now would reopen those wounds. It would bring no new scientific value, no military necessity, only suffering. Radioactive particles can travel hundreds of miles, contaminate water and crops, and persist in the environment for centuries. Every test adds to that toxic legacy.
Communities already devastated by Cold War fallout have begged Congress to ensure no one else endures what they did. Trump’s reckless plan would betray those voices and erase decades of hard-fought progress toward global nonproliferation. America should lead the world toward disarmament, not drag it backward into the nuclear abyss.
Tell Congress to take a stand against Trump’s nuclear testing agenda and protect humanity from another era of radioactive devastation.
Together, we can stop Trump’s madness before it poisons the planet again.
- DFA AF Team
