SOCIAL MEDIA ACTION

Don't even think about starting a nuclear war

We invite you to take a photo of yourself and/or a colleague holding a sign ‘Don’t even think about starting a nuclear war’ outside the embassies or consulates of nuclear armed states – in particular China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA. They have a special responsibility to prevent nuclear war as they are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and they are the five nuclear-armed states that are parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The sign is a take-off of the no-parking sign ‘Don’t even think about parking here’. It indicates that the nuclear armed states should adhere to international law prohibiting the threat and use of nuclear weapons, just as drivers should adhere to laws about parking.

Photo by Sunny Ripert / Flicker, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

How to take action

1. Make the sign

Download and print the sign ‘Don’t even think about starting a nuclear war’ here:

2. Take photos

Take photos in front of the embassies or consulates of nuclear armed states – in particular China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA.

3. Share them online

Post your photos on your social media with the hashtag #nofirstuseglobal, and/or tag NoFirstUse Global at Twitter @nfuglobal and Facebook.

Sample photos

NFU social media actions outside the China, France, Russia, UK and USA embassies in Prague.