Global Zero Co-founder Bruce G. Blair is quoted in Norman Solomon’s op-ed marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “By scrapping the vulnerable land-based missile force, any need for launching on warning disappears.”

“Details matter, but if Russia is indeed stopping data exchanges and notifications, it would fundamentally change the nuclear relationship with Russia. [The US and Russia] have had some form of strategic arms control in place since 1972,” says Global Zero Senior Adviser Jon Wolfsthal.

In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Global Zero Senior Advisor Jon Wolfsthal makes a powerful argument for eliminating nuclear weapons in the wake of the war in Ukraine: “If we do get to celebrate Ukraine’s victory, we would do well to then re-energize U.S. efforts to reduce the role and utility of nuclear weapons everywhere.”

There is no question the nuclear status quo upheld since 1945 is rooted in colonial systems of power and White supremacy that started centuries ago.

“They’re reimagining what security could and should look like,” says Partner Mari Faines, on up and coming nuclear disarmament activists.