Given a statement by General Lee Butler , former head of the U.S. Strategic Command along with other retired generals and admirals who are in favor of eliminating nuclear weapons, a total of 76 percent of Americans favor elimination, with 60 percent strongly favoring elimination. Again, just 21 percent oppose the elimination of all nuclear weapons. After hearing the information about General Butler, the gap grows between women and men where women are more in favor of eliminating all nuclear weapons. The vast majority of Americans want an agreement to eliminate all nuclear weapons. A whopping 87 percent of Americans agree that we need agreements to eliminate nuclear weapons, similar to those negotiated and signed to eliminate chemical and biological weapons.
Age is the greatest factor in determining whether Russia is seen as an enemy or an ally.
The U.S. government spends more on building and maintaining its nuclear weapons than on providing head start education programs, fighting illiteracy, and providing college scholarships combined. The U.S. has negotiated and signed agreements to eliminate biological and chemical weapons. With the end of the cold war, General Butler and other military leaders are now in favor of eliminating all nuclear weapons.