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The majority of millennials around the world support banning nuclear weapons, according to a new poll commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The poll surveyed over 16,000 millennials (aged 20-35) across 16 countries and territories (Afghanistan, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States) in 2019.
The use of nuclear weapons is “never acceptable” in wars or armed conflicts, say 84% of millennials. Support for this statement remains strong among millennials in nuclear-armed countries. 77% of millennials in Israel, 81% in France, 86% in Russia, 83% in the United Kingdom and 73% in the United States responded that nuclear use in wars or armed conflicts is never acceptable. An even greater percentage of millenials in some countries find that the use of nuclear weapons is “never acceptable” - 92% in Switzerland and 98% in Syria.
“The next generation has spoken: they don’t want nuclear weapons in their future,” said Alicia Sanders-Zakre, ICAN Policy and Research Coordinator, in response to the poll. “Today’s leaders should take heed and join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as a first step towards a nuclear-weapon-free future.”
Poll graphics and header image: ICRC