Our world faces multiple alarming crises—racism, poverty, militarism (war and the war economy). Two existential threats could end life on Earth as we know it: environmental degradation and nuclear weapons.
By accident, design or miscalculation, nuclear weapons—indiscriminate weapons of mass destruction—could trigger catastrophic death and destruction, both in immediate blasts and through the nuclear winter that would follow. Even if never detonated, nuclear arsenals have already diminished humanity by the massive theft of resources that should have been invested in social programs, by creating a global atmosphere of divisive fear, and by harmful toxins resulting from nuclear weapon production and testing.
The primary mission of PeaceWorks KC is the elimination of nuclear weapons, for the safety of our planet and the people living on it. We seek the reordering of our nation’s priorities from excessive military spending to instead meeting human needs and protecting Earth.
We work to educate the public about the dangers of nuclear weapons, Kansas City's role in the military industrial complex, and foster change through nonviolent activism and resistance.
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