The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in recent decades has motivated Episcopalians to work for bans, controls and reductions through advocacy with every Congress and Administration. Likewise, we have supported church partners in Japan, Korea, the Middle East and Central America who have sought to demilitarize their regions.

Please refer to our Communication and Action sections to learn more about what you can do about arms control and militarism.

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News

[10/26/2009]  EPPN seeks support for ban on cluster munitions
[10/20/2009]  KENYA: Church leaders seek full probe into talk of 'poll arms race'
[Ecumenical News International, Nairobi] Church leaders and civil society groups in Kenya are calling for investigations into reports that communities are arming themselves ahead of national elections in the east African country scheduled for 2012.

[10/5/2009]  JAPAN: Archbishop of Canterbury backs efforts for a world free of nuclear arms
[Lambeth Palace] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, currently visiting the Anglican Church in Japan, on September 24 took part in an Act of Remembrance at the epicenter of the atomic bomb blast in Nagasaki. Williams laid flowers at the memorial and spoke about the pressing importance of working for a world free from nuclear weapons.

[5/26/2009]  EUROPE: World Council head criticizes North Korea for nuclear test
[Ecumenical News International, Geneva, May 26, 2009] At a time when the international community is reviving a vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, the latest North Korean nuclear test is a source of profound concern, World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Samuel Kobia said.

[2/10/2009]  Presiding Bishop joins call for review of U.S. policy on landmines and cluster munitions
[Episcopal News Service, February 10, 2009] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has joined with leaders of 67 national organizations in calling on President Barack Obama to reconsider United States opposition to global treaties prohibiting the use, transfer and production of landmines and cluster munitions.