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Call for Australian Government to Sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia has issued a public statement which calls upon the Australian Government to demonstrate leadership as a sovereign state, which chooses peace over war, and humanity over greed, by signing with intent to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Quakers believe that nuclear weapons pose one of the greatest threats to peace in the world. We deplore the suffering and destruction of innocent people and creatures created by the use of nuclear weapons, as well as the diverting of investment away from where it is most needed: health, education and the environment.
We are concerned that the Australian Government continues to take a position of opposition to the Treaty, and that it remains convinced of the need to stay under the US nuclear umbrella for security.