President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500

RE: Nuclear nonproliferation treaty

Dear President Bush,

As a concerned American, I strongly urge you to reverse your stand on verification and inspections and to support a strong, meaningful nuclear nonproliferation treaty.

Your Administration recently announced that it will only support a nuclear nonproliferation treaty if provisions for inspection and verification are removed. Even former President Reagan, in promoting a similar treaty with the Soviet Union, promised conservative opponents (who favored increased nuclear weapons) that his position was "trust but verify." In an era when an increasing number of countries appear to be developing nuclear weapons, including Iran and North Korea, this reversal of policy is extremely dangerous.

Before the recent war on Iraq, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice stated, "We don't want the 'smoking gun' to be a mushroom cloud." Shouldn't we then support using verification and inspections to investigate 'smoking guns' to ensure this doesn't happen? We now know that the U.N. weapons inspection program aimed at Iraq actually succeeded in dismantling stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons and preventing the development of weapons of mass destruction.

Our national security and our future is at stake. Please immediately reverse this policy and announce your support for an effective nonproliferation treaty that includes strong and effective provisions for verification and inspection.

I will join many millions of Americans in continuing to closely follow your actions on this most vital matter.

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