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The Adrian Dominican Corporate Stance, adopted in 2007, calls on the U.S. government to “lead the way for the global abolition of nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction by adopting a plan to lock down, reduce, and eliminate nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction. We call for immediate development, adoption and implementation of a plan that will ensure that there will be no new nuclear weapons, no new materials for nuclear weapons, and no testing of nuclear weapons.”

Although many people have lost their concern about the possibility of nuclear war, in January of 2025 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hand of their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to catastrophe; the clock was at three minutes to midnight in 2015. The spiraling conflict in the Middle East and war in Ukraine are contributing factors to the nuclear threat, along with continuing threats from climate change, biological threats, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Nuclear disarmament has been one of the peace issues which Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates have reflected on and prayed about during Peace Prayer, an evening prayer offered on the Motherhouse campus during Advent, Lent, and the Season of Creation.

2007 Corporate Stance on Nuclear Disarmament (PDF) | Fact Sheet from 2007 (PDF)

Resources

The Doomsday Clock from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shows the current threats to humanity and the planet, including nuclear threats, climate change threats, biological threats, and artificial intelligence (AI) threats.

Global Zero - Can you imagine a world free of nuclear weapons? Global Zero is the international movement for the elimination of all nuclear weapons. Its members understand that the only way to eliminate the nuclear threat – including proliferation, nuclear terrorism and humanitarian catastrophe – is to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, secure all nuclear materials and eliminate all nuclear weapons: global zero.

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Wars (ICAN)—a “global campaign coalition” advocating for a treaty banning nuclear weapons. 

The International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is a non-partisan federation of national medical groups in 56 countries, representing tens of thousands of doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned citizens who share the common goal of creating a more peaceful and secure world freed from the threat of nuclear annihilation and armed violence.

Actions

Seasonal Peace Prayer – Led by Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates and held weekly during Advent, Lent, and the Season of Creation.

Join the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Learn about arms control measures at the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs.

Work to take action with the Friends Committee on National Legislation to eliminate nuclear weapsons.

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