Nuclear Presence in Washington State

Nuclear weapons experts warn that we are closer to nuclear catastrophe than we have been in the past 30 years.
There are nearly 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world, 90% of which are in the hands of the United States and Russia. Nearly 2,000 are on hair-trigger alert, meaning they could be launched within minutes. Tensions are rising between nuclear weapons countries with key treaties breaking down between the United States and Russia. Thousands of nuclear weapons accidents, near-misses, and miscalculations have brought us to the brink of nuclear war again and again with nearly 3000 incidents of illicit trafficking, loss, theft, or unauthorized activities involving nuclear material since 1993.

Here in Washington State, we’re at ground zero for a nuclear catastrophe. The Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base, just 20 miles from Seattle, has the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the United States. If WA state were a country, it would have the third-largest nuclear stockpile in the world. We need your help to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons.

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