| The House of Representatives is about to decide whether to provide funding for the dangerous Reliable Replacement
Warhead and a manufacturing plant to build new plutonium pits for nuclear weapons. Even after the House Armed Services Committee already decided to eliminate funding for the Reliable
Replacement Warhead last week, Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) introduced amendments to the House defense authorization bill
that would add $10 million for the Reliable Replacement Warhead. He has also introduced a second amendment that would increase
funding for plutonium pit manufacturing by $50 million. Plutonium pits are the essential component for creating a nuclear
reaction. At a time when the United States is trying
to convince the rest of the world to abstain from developing nuclear weapons, we should not be building new nuclear weapons. Tell your member of Congress to oppose any funding for the Reliable Replacement
Warhead and for pit manufacturing and pit manufacturing capability. Going forward with both programs would be dangerous and
expensive. | 
