Catholic Bishops Warn Against Failure of Nuclear Treaty, Urge Renewed Push for Disarmament

Catholic Bishops Warn Against Failure of Nuclear Treaty, Urge Renewed Push for Disarmament

Ruins of Nagasaki, Japan, shortly after the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city by the United States. 'Clearly the nuclear threats are escalating,' the bishops said, 'and we are sliding backwards with massive modernization programs to keep nuclear weapons forever.'

Catholic bishops warn against failure of nuclear treaty, urge disarmament

Catholic bishops from the United States and Japan cautioned that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is at risk of collapse and urged world leaders to renew commitments to disarmament.“May you all help lead this suffering world to the promised land of a world free of nuclear weapons,” wrote five bishops whose dioceses were shaped by nuclear weapons, either as the birthplace of the bomb, a deployment hub, or the site of atomic devastation. The b…