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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:38:15 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Armed Services Committee hearing on DOE reorg.-July 14th

Dear Friends,
Read this and weep!  Alice Slater

>Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:30:29 -0400
>Subject: Armed Services Committee hearing on DOE reorg.-July 14th
>Priority: non-urgent
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>Folks,
>
>Yet another hearing on DOE reorganization.  Very different than the
>Commerce and Science committees, however.  Nearly everyone on Armed
>Services, after praising Vic Reis, the father of the stockpile stewardship
>(how did he make it through this China scandal unscathed, by the way?)
>approved of AT LEAST a semi-autonomous agency for the labs, if not totally
>autonomous or moving the labs to DoD.
>
>What follows is a statement by Dr. Reis...
>
>The question and answer period was littered with praise for Reis and rage
>at Secretary Richardson for "letting go the only person at DOE who knows
>anything about weapons".  The most important things coming out of the Q&A
>is that Reis supports either semi-autonomous, autonomous, or even moving
>labs & production complex to DoD.  Also of importance is that
>Representatives Thornberry (R-TX of Pantex) and Tauscher (D-CA of
>Livermore) strongly support making labs semi-autonomous or outright
>autonomous.  Thornberry asked Reis what would make the new agency truly
>autonomous, as his fear was that it would only be so in name.  Reis
>replied: "budgeting; general counsel; counterintelligence; contracting &
>procurement; and their own badges (yes, their own badges); in other words,
>those things critical to the mission."--he didn't mention environment,
>safety & health.  Tauscher also noted that she was hoping someone with
>great experience and expertise would fill the role of Director of the new
>agency, and that she was "sorry to hear that that won't be a job you will
>have."  Also of note, however, is that Reis indicated that he would be
>working with the committee as they work on this issue in the "coming weeks
>and months"-Rep. Duncan Hunter, who wants to use the labs for missile
>defense.
>
>Statement of Dr. Victor H. Reis
>
> Thank you Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to speak to you on the
>possible reorganization of the Department of
> EnergyÆs national security programs. These are my personal views and not
>those of the Department. While much of
> the discussion of such a reorganization has revolved around security and
>counterintelligence at the nuclear weapons
> laboratories, my testimony today is focused on how the structure of
>national security within DOE can be reformed,
> not only for security, but to better accomplish the primary mission of the
>nuclear weapons laboratories - Stockpile
> Stewardship. I believe such a reorganization is essential if we are to
>fulfil our responsibility to maintain our nuclear
> deterrent; what President Clinton has called "the supreme national
>interest."
>
> I support the concept of a semi-autonomous agency within the DOE as
>proposed by the PresidentÆs Foreign
> Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) report, as proposed in the Kyl,
>Domenici, Murkowski amendment to the
> Intelligence Authorization Bill, and as proposed in the Thornberry
>amendment to the House National Defense
> Authorization Bill.
>
> During my confirmation hearings to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for
>Defense Programs on July 30, 1993
> Senator Warner stated:
>
>           "Dr. Reis, you have had a fascinating career, and you have
>devoted much of that to
>           public service, which is fortunate for the citizens of our great
>Nation. You have managed
>           to stay alive in both political camps, maintain your own
>integrity and your own conviction
>           to do what is in the best interest of the Nation, the political
>process be damned. I do not
>           know of a higher goal that any person can achieve than that you
>pursue regularly."
>
> Senator Warner then asked me to commit that if for any reason I felt that
>the nation must return to nuclear explosive
> testing, I would inform the President and the Congress without hesitation.
>I committed to do so, and I believe I have
> fulfilled that pledge faithfully. It is in the spirit of that pledge that
>I testify to you today.
>
> The thrust of my testimony today is not "what did Notra tell Betsy, and
>when did he tell her," or even specific details
> of how to manage security at the DOE. I will testify on what I believe the
>debate should be about: how will our
> nation maintain our strategic posture, nuclear deterrence, arms control;
>the underpinning of much of our national
> security efforts for the twenty first century.
>
> It is almost impossible to exaggerate the importance of this effort.
>Indeed, one good thing to come out of the Chinese
> espionage affair is that there are few people, regardless of political
>party who do not recognize the importance of our
> nuclear weapons and the institutions that must maintain them. How these
>institutions are to operate is the underlying
> issue that the Administration and Congress must come to grips with.
>
> To frame this debate on the best path for the future, IÆll summarize the
>history of Stockpile Stewardship.
>
> On July 4, 1993, President Clinton extended the moratorium on nuclear
>explosive testing as the Administration sought
> a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. He subsequently directed the Department
>of Energy to begin a Stockpile
> Stewardship program to ensure the reliability, safety and security of the
>nuclear weapons stockpile, indefinitely, but
> to be able to return to testing and production if so required.
>
> This was, and is, an extraordinary challenge, especially considering the
>state of the weapons complex at that time.
> Rocky Flats, the only facility capable of producing plutonium pits was
>permanently closed. Oak Ridge Y-12, the
> nationÆs uranium factory, was soon to shut down for safety concerns, and
>there was no source of tritium and no
> money in the budget to develop a new source. And to top it off, the
>weapons laboratories were being strongly
> encouraged by the DOE to turn their attention to non-defense missions and
>they were doing so.
>
> Frankly, it was not a pretty picture and few gave the program much chance
>for success. On August 6, 1993, I was
> confirmed to my current position by the U.S. Senate, and on August 9, I
>was sworn in. Since that time I have served
> under four Secretaries (one acting), four Deputy Secretaries and three
>Under Secretaries, but my job has remained
> constant: Stockpile Stewardship.
>
> Stockpile Stewardship consists of two interlocking parts, restoring and
>modernizing the production capability of the
> complex, and being able to perpetually certify the reliability, safety and
>security of the nuclear weapons in the
> stockpile. Together they represent what is now probably the largest
>scientific - technical program in the world, and is
> generally recognized as among the finest. President Clinton signed the
>Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in
> September 1996, though it has yet to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. For
>three years running we have been able to
> certify to the President and the Congress that the stockpile is safe and
>reliable. We have been able to modify and
> deploy a version of the B61 bomb to replace the very old, and very large
>B53. We have started deliveries of a
> refurbished W-87 to the Air Force; Y-12 is up and running. We have
>re-established neutron generator manufacturing
> at Sandia, tritium gas bottles at Kansas City, and are on schedule to
>produce tritium with the TVA and Savannah
> River, and plutonium pits at Los Alamos. Savannah River is operating the
>new tritium refill facility, and since 1990
> we have safely dismantled over 10,000 weapons at the Pantex Plant.
>
> But restoring the systems production capability and certifying the current
>stockpile is just part of the stewardship
> effort. The really hard part comes in maintaining the ability to refurbish
>and certify in the future, when the designers,
> engineers and technicians who were involved in the original designs,
>production processes, and most important, the
> underground nuclear tests are no longer available. Our approach to this
>continuing problem is to understand how
> nuclear weapons work in exquisite detail; understand how aging affects
>their performance, how and when to
> refurbish, and how well the refurbished weapon will perform. Without
>testing, the only way to do this is with
> simulation, and the simulation must be validated with data from new
>experiments and archived nuclear tests. This
> requires a whole new set of tools and the Stockpile Stewardship program is
>building them, from the worldÆs most
> powerful supercomputers to a new group of advanced experimental facilities
>such as the National Ignition Facility
> and the subcritical experiments at the Nevada Test Site.
>
> Looking to the future, we must train a whole new set of designers,
>engineers and production folks. This ability to
> attract and train the next generation of stockpile stewards who must have
>the competence, integrity and judgement
> to maintain and certify the stockpile was pointed out by the
>Congressionally mandated Chiles Commission as the
> major long term vulnerability of the Stockpile Stewardship program. I
>agree wholeheartedly with their assessment.
> Indeed, as we think about reorganizing the DOE, I believe we must keep
>this specific long term people vulnerability
> foremost in our minds. This is the primary reason, not just improved
>security, why I believe that the semi-autonomous
> agency within the DOE provides the nation the best method of accomplishing
>this truly awesome task.
>
> The advantages of a semi-autonomous agency within DOE have been discussed
>in the various Congressional
> debates, so I wonÆt repeat them, but let me summarize what I wrote to
>Secretary Richardson on May 10.
>
> The root cause of the difficulties at DOE is simply that DOE has too many
>disparate missions to be managed
> effectively as a coherent organization. The price of gasoline,
>refrigerator standards, Quarks, nuclear cleanup and
> nuclear weapons just donÆt come together naturally. Secretary after
>Secretary has tried to pull the Energy
> Department together into a coherent organization, inevitably using a
>variety of "cross cutting" organizations:
> environment, safety, health, field management, security, information
>management, policy, quality, etc. and then since
> this is too much for any Secretary to handle, he/she adds his/her own set
>of advisors, and an elaborate staff structure
> to handle the whole kit and caboodle, to say nothing of a Deputy and Under
>Secretary and their respective staffs and
> advisors. And on top of this is sits a multilayered, geographically
>diverse field structure, which at each level mirrors
> the headquarters organization!
>
> Because of all this multilayered cross cutting, there is no one
>accountable for the operation of any part of the
> organization but the Secretary, and no Secretary has the time to lead the
>whole thing effectively. By setting up a
> semi-autonomous agency, many of these problems go away. If the agency
>screws up, the agency director is directly
> accountable and if heads must roll, his/hers is the head. An important
>benefit is the semi-autonomous agency could
> clearly recruit top talent, since leading such an agency would be among
>the best technical management jobs in the
> nation. DARPA, NOAA and the NSA are successful organizations that fit this
>mold.
>
> The PFIAB report, and other witnesses have raised the issue of a lax
>security culture at the laboratories; the
> adjective arrogant is frequently mentioned. I wonÆt deny that brilliant
>scientists can be egotistical and arrogant - it
> sometimes comes with the brilliance, and we need every bit of that
>brilliance if we are to succeed in Stockpile
> Stewardship and maintain our nuclear deterrent. Scientific inquiry by its
>very nature is curious, probing, and sharing,
> in many ways antithetical to the secrecy imbedded at the heart of many
>national security programs. This inherent
> tension between secrecy and open science is real and must be managed as
>part of an integrated enterprise. The
> practice of good security, like the practice of good safety must be built
>into the way people work. They must
> understand the "why" of security and they must believe that it is an
>essential part of their job. This is best done by
> imbedding the security apparatus within the organization that has the
>responsibility of getting the job done. Security,
> like safety, then becomes part of the team that is focused on the mission,
>not entrusted to an external group that is
> looking to play "gotcha." Indeed, if we look at what is now, and what will
>continue to be the most severe threat to
> security - cybersecurity - it will require all the brilliance and
>creativeness of our best and brightest if we are to meet
> this particular challenge.
>
> So, Mr. Chairman it all comes down to this. The mission of the nuclear
>weapons complex is national security at its
> most profound and long lasting. The task of maintaining the nuclear
>weapons stockpile indefinitely, without
> underground nuclear explosive testing, Stockpile Stewardship, is
>extraordinarily difficult and inherently risky. We
> have placed the responsibility for fulfilling this task on a small number
>of very special people. We must trust them to
> do the job well, and we must give them the tools to do the job. Those
>tools include not only the best computers and
> scientific apparatus, but the best management system. It has been my
>experience, and the experience of many
> others that organizations perform best when there is a clear, compelling
>mission, where resources fit expectations
> and where responsibility and authority are aligned. A semi-autonomous
>agency within the DOE will provide that
> alignment and focus. On the other hand, removing security operations out
>of the line, blurring lines of authority and
> responsibility, will not. That is the dominant lesson of the Chinese
>espionage affair, and the message from the myriad
> of reports on DOE management throughout the years.
>
> Let me conclude on a personal note. I have been in the national security
>business for almost forty years and during
> that time I have been truly privileged to have participated in many of the
>NationÆs most important programs. None,
> however, have been as important, or as challenging as helping to develop
>the Stockpile Stewardship program over
> the past six years. The people on the Defense Programs team - all 25,000
>of them - serve their country with
> exemplary skill and dedication. We owe them much. Lastly I would like to
>express my gratitude and admiration to
> the many members of the Senate and House of Representatives who have been
>full and active partners in creating
> this remarkable enterprise. This committee, its members and its staff, has
>been particularly helpful.
>
> I thank you, I shall miss working with you, and I am prepared to answer
>any of your questions
>
Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
15 East 26th Street, Room 915
New York, NY 10010
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GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network working for a treaty
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 23:51:38 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Short query

On Monday AOL fixed on technical problem on their connection and in the
process erased my address book and all the back mail. (Including two posts
from a from in friend in Japan). If any of you had asked me a question and
are waiting for an answer, or asked for a copy of "Death, Bombs and
Videotape" (my take on the Balkan mess) and never got it, please drop me a
note.

And of course this gives me a chance to test the newly recreated address
book, address by address!

It happens to all of us sooner or later!

Peace,
David McReynolds

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:20:05 -0400
From: peter weiss <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) bill bradley

This is OK, Jonathan, but we need to send him and the other candidates
communications signed or endorsed by as large a number of organizations
as possible, focusing on the increasing danger of the nuclear thing
getting out of hand, with quotes to that effect from William Cohen, Ken
Galbraith etc. Otherwise they'll just say "thank you for your interest"
(while you're still alive to have an interest).
                                Peter

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> I sent the following to George:
> Mr. Bush, Twenty nine years ago the US and the four other nuclear weapons
> states promised to negotiate the elimination of nuclear weapons (Article VI
> of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty). On July 8, 1996, the International
> Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion and held, unanimously, that there
> is an unfulfilled legal duty to negotiate the abolition of nuclear weapons.
> What plans do you have to change US and NATO policy regarding nuclear
> deterrence and globally eliminate these devices of mass destruction? I
> suggest your Dad got it right by obtaining the Chemical Weapons Convention.
> Bravo, George senior! Hope you can follow his footsteps. What shall you do?
> Jonathan Granoff
>
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:35:43 +0100
From: "Janet Bloomfield" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) A2000 Co-ordinating Committee Conference Call Minutes July 1999.

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MINUTES OF ABOLITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CONFERENCE CALL JULY 8, =
1999.=20

(Action items in Capitals)=20

1.Present: Janet Bloomfield, Alice Slater, Ross Wilcox, , Jackie =
Cabasso, John Burroughs (substitute for Alyn Ware), Carah Ong =
(substitute for David Krieger)=20
Apologies: Hiro Umbeyashi, Richard Salvador=20
Facilitator - Jackie, Note taker - Janet.=20


2. Financial update: No firm information as David was not on the call. =
CARAH will ask David to circulate a report on e-mail when he gets back =
to the office. We need to really make an effort with fundraising.=20


3. The New Co-ordinator: We welcomed Carah who reported that she was =
engaged in learning about the job. We stressed that we are all available =
for help and advice and support. Carah asked about how we should respond =
to requests for a hard copy mailing of the HAP minutes. It was AGREED =
that we should circulate the minutes with a covering letter etc as a =
hard copy mailing as soon as possible. ALICE will put up a list of items =
that should go in the mailing. The circulation would be handled as =
follows:=20

USA - Alice=20
Europe - Xanthe (need to check if this would include Russia)=20
UK - Janet=20
Canada - Ross=20
Rest of the World - Carah=20

4. Global Council:=20
The following names were added to the Global Council GC):-=20
Dave Knight - CND (UK)=20
Myrla Baldonado - (Philippines)=20
Amos Guirtz - (Israel)=20
Andy Lichterman - (USA)=20
It was AGREED to invite Vera Brovinka (ALICE) and Boris Bonderenko =
(ROSS) to join the Global Council=20
It was AGREED that ROSS would set up a listserv for the Global Council. =
ROSS and ALICE would discuss the technicalities and costs of setting up =
an Abolition bulletin board to reduce the amount of postings to the main =
listserv.=20
The relationship between the ACC and Global Council and the functioning =
of both was discussed at length. It was AGREED that when these minutes =
were circulated that they stress that the ACC needs the advice, counsel =
and=20
feedback of the Global Council. It was also AGREED that the ACC should =
put concrete suggestions to the GC for further discussion and agreement =
and should solicit their concrete suggestions for action. (SEE LIST AT =
THE END OF THESE MINUTES)=20

5. Action Items from the Hague Meeting:=20
(a.) The Week of Action - March 1 to 8, 1999. CARAH would contact the =
people identified in the Hague minutes agreed to work on this and find =
out if they were doing anything. The proposal should be re-circulated to =
the abolition-caucus with a request for ideas and input and the GC =
should be asked to consider this. It was AGREED that CARAH should =
re-post the Calendar every month to the caucus.=20
(b.) Working Groups Status: It was AGREED that CARAH would contact all =
the Working Group Convenors to establish their true status. JANET would =
help CARAH draft a letter. We discussed both the new groups established =
at the Hague. The Y2K group was active. Need to check with Daniel Durand =
what is happening with the CD monitoring group=20
(c.) NPT Review Plan of Action: ALICE would put up her proposal for =
discussion. JANET would contact Zia as to how we can get a discussion on =
the Amendment Proposal moving. Jackie reported that WILPF are trying to =
get funding to provide a better infrastructure and co-ordination for NGO =
activity at the Review.=20
(d.) John Burroughs reported that a HAP Steering Committee was being =
established to carry forward the work of the Hague conference. Each =
campaign strand would have a representative. Admiral Ramdas had been =
suggested as a possible Abolition rep. There was support for this name =
but we asked John to find out more and keep us informed.=20


6. Action items from St Petersburg Meeting:=20


The report and declaration had been sent to the Documentation Centre of =
the OSCE by Ross. This will be forwarded to the meeting in St =
Petersburg. It was AGREED that we should propose to the Global Council =
that the St Petersburg Declaration be circulated for endorsement as =
widely as possible for presentation to the Istanbul OSCE Summit in =
November. In the meantime lobbying of OSCE parliamentary representatives =
should be encouraged. JANET would circulate the action ideas on the OSCE =
produced in St Petersburg.=20


7. Other Action Items:=20
(a.) Concern was expressed about the nuclear dangers of the =
confrontation in South Asia. We ask the Global Council to consider what =
action A2000 could take on this in addition to what people are already =
doing.=20
(b.) New Agenda Coalition Resolution will go the UN in October. There is =
work to be done to pressure NWS's and to move abstentions to positive =
votes.=20
(c.) ICJ Resolution also needs support.=20


A.O.B.=20

CARAH to ask David Krieger to circulate his proposal for a Handbook for =
discussion on the next call.=20

NEXT CALL:=20


August 12.13 (depending on your time zone!) at 10.00pm GMT, 5.00pm EST.=20
CARAH will set up.=20
JANET to circulate draft agenda one week before.=20
EVERYONE PLEASE USE E-MAIL TO CIRCULATE IDEAS AND OPTIONS BEFORE THE =
CALL.=20
CARAH to contact Pol and find out why he has missed our calls.=20

N.B ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BY GLOBAL COUNCIL:=20
(a.) The March Week of Action=20
(b.) Circulation of the St Petersburg Declaration=20
(c.) Work on the UN resolutions=20
(d.) Activity at the NPT Review 2000=20
(e.) Situation in South Asia=20
(f.) Fundraising=20


Janet Bloomfield=20
25 Farmadine=20
Saffron Walden=20
Essex=20
CB11 3HR=20
England=20
Tel/Fax: [phone]=20
e-mail: [e-mail]=20



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<P>MINUTES OF ABOLITION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CONFERENCE CALL JULY 8, =
1999.=20
<BR><BR>(Action items in Capitals) <BR><BR>1.Present: Janet Bloomfield, =
Alice=20
Slater, Ross Wilcox, , Jackie Cabasso, John Burroughs (substitute for =
Alyn=20
Ware), Carah Ong (substitute for David Krieger) <BR>Apologies: Hiro =
Umbeyashi,=20
Richard Salvador <BR>Facilitator - Jackie, Note taker - Janet. <BR></P>
<P>2. Financial update: No firm information as David was not on the =
call. CARAH=20
will ask David to circulate a report on e-mail when he gets back to the =
office.=20
We need to really make an effort with fundraising. <BR></P>
<P>3. The New Co-ordinator: We welcomed Carah who reported that she was =
engaged=20
in learning about the job. We stressed that we are all available for =
help and=20
advice and support. Carah asked about how we should respond to requests =
for a=20
hard copy mailing of the HAP minutes. It was AGREED that we should =
circulate the=20
minutes with a covering letter etc as a hard copy mailing as soon as =
possible.=20
ALICE will put up a list of items that should go in the mailing. The =
circulation=20
would be handled as follows: <BR><BR>USA - Alice <BR>Europe - Xanthe =
(need to=20
check if this would include Russia) <BR>UK - Janet <BR>Canada - Ross =
<BR>Rest of=20
the World - Carah <BR><BR>4. Global Council: <BR>The following names =
were added=20
to the Global Council GC):- <BR>Dave Knight - CND (UK) <BR>Myrla =
Baldonado -=20
(Philippines) <BR>Amos Guirtz - (Israel) <BR>Andy Lichterman - (USA) =
<BR>It was=20
AGREED to invite Vera Brovinka (ALICE) and Boris Bonderenko (ROSS) to =
join the=20
Global Council <BR>It was AGREED that ROSS would set up a listserv for =
the=20
Global Council. ROSS and ALICE would discuss the technicalities and =
costs of=20
setting up an Abolition bulletin board to reduce the amount of postings =
to the=20
main listserv. <BR>The relationship between the ACC and Global Council =
and the=20
functioning of both was discussed at length. It was AGREED that when =
these=20
minutes were circulated that they stress that the ACC needs the advice, =
counsel=20
and <BR>feedback of the Global Council. It was also AGREED that the ACC =
should=20
put concrete suggestions to the GC for further discussion and agreement =
and=20
should solicit their concrete suggestions for action. (SEE LIST AT THE =
END OF=20
THESE MINUTES) <BR><BR>5. Action Items from the Hague Meeting: <BR>(a.) =
The Week=20
of Action - March 1 to 8, 1999. CARAH would contact the people =
identified in the=20
Hague minutes agreed to work on this and find out if they were doing =
anything.=20
The proposal should be re-circulated to the abolition-caucus with a =
request for=20
ideas and input and the GC should be asked to consider this. It was =
AGREED that=20
CARAH should re-post the Calendar every month to the caucus. <BR>(b.) =
Working=20
Groups Status: It was AGREED that CARAH would contact all the Working =
Group=20
Convenors to establish their true status. JANET would help CARAH draft a =
letter.=20
We discussed both the new groups established at the Hague. The Y2K group =
was=20
active. Need to check with Daniel Durand what is happening with the CD=20
monitoring group <BR>(c.) NPT Review Plan of Action: ALICE would put up =
her=20
proposal for discussion. JANET would contact Zia as to how we can get a=20
discussion on the Amendment Proposal moving. Jackie reported that WILPF =
are=20
trying to get funding to provide a better infrastructure and =
co-ordination for=20
NGO activity at the Review. <BR>(d.) John Burroughs reported that a HAP =
Steering=20
Committee was being established to carry forward the work of the Hague=20
conference. Each campaign strand would have a representative. Admiral =
Ramdas had=20
been suggested as a possible Abolition rep. There was support for this =
name but=20
we asked John to find out more and keep us informed. </P>
<P><BR>6. Action items from St Petersburg Meeting: <BR></P>
<P>The report and declaration had been sent to the Documentation Centre =
of the=20
OSCE by Ross. This will be forwarded to the meeting in St Petersburg. It =
was=20
AGREED that we should propose to the Global Council that the St =
Petersburg=20
Declaration be circulated for endorsement as widely as possible for =
presentation=20
to the Istanbul OSCE Summit in November. In the meantime lobbying of =
OSCE=20
parliamentary representatives should be encouraged. JANET would =
circulate the=20
action ideas on the OSCE produced in St Petersburg. <BR></P>
<P>7. Other Action Items: <BR>(a.) Concern was expressed about the =
nuclear=20
dangers of the confrontation in South Asia. We ask the Global Council to =

consider what action A2000 could take on this in addition to what people =
are=20
already doing. <BR>(b.) New Agenda Coalition Resolution will go the UN =
in=20
October. There is work to be done to pressure NWS's and to move =
abstentions to=20
positive votes. <BR>(c.) ICJ Resolution also needs support. <BR></P>
<P>A.O.B. <BR><BR>CARAH to ask David Krieger to circulate his proposal =
for a=20
Handbook for discussion on the next call. <BR><BR>NEXT CALL: <BR></P>
<P>August 12.13 (depending on your time zone!) at 10.00pm GMT, 5.00pm =
EST.=20
<BR>CARAH will set up. <BR>JANET to circulate draft agenda one week =
before.=20
<BR>EVERYONE PLEASE USE E-MAIL TO CIRCULATE IDEAS AND OPTIONS BEFORE THE =
CALL.=20
<BR>CARAH to contact Pol and find out why he has missed our calls. =
<BR><BR>N.B=20
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BY GLOBAL COUNCIL: <BR>(a.) The March Week of =
Action=20
<BR>(b.) Circulation of the St Petersburg Declaration <BR>(c.) Work on =
the UN=20
resolutions <BR>(d.) Activity at the NPT Review 2000 <BR>(e.) Situation =
in South=20
Asia <BR>(f.) Fundraising </P>
<P><BR>Janet Bloomfield <BR>25 Farmadine <BR>Saffron Walden <BR>Essex =
<BR>CB11=20
3HR <BR>England <BR>Tel/Fax: [phone] <BR>e-mail: </FONT><A=20
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:12:13 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) bill bradley

Peter, I agree, Jonathan

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:56:32 -0400
From: Peacework <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Short query

Good morning.  I don't seem to be able to receive the type of attachments
you send, so could you either paste "Death, Bombs..." right into the text
of a message, or send me a hard copy, I would be grateful.  peace, patricia



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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:13:24 -0600
From: "Bob Kinsey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: A2000 Co-ordinating Committee Conference Call Minutes July 1999.

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Major Barbaras of the world--ie arms merchants/researchers and, in =
particular the nuclear people--who are making large profits from their =
activities and subverting the democratic process via campaign =
contributions.  How exactly we would use the information may be a =
subject of discussion but perhaps at the very least we could attempt to =
make known within their local environment that this is what these folks, =
neighbors, etc are doing and that they should be known -- in part -- for =
their creating this particular definition of human being.  (see Sartre). =
 In any event, I wonder if folks support the creation of such an =
annotated list and if so would they send me any info they have to be =
added to such a list.  Also, does anyone have some research that would =
help ferret out the Corps and their CEOs names and information.  Perhaps =
we could be calling them as well as the Senators they influence on call =
in days.
_________________________________________________________________________=
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Bob Kinsey, Peace and Justice Task Force
United Church of Christ, Rocky Mountain Conference
[e-mail]
303-425-0348
"Two paths lie before us.  One leads to death, the other to  life."  =
Jonathan Schell
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:56:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) Aug 6/message/event listing

About a week ago, there was a posting requesting messages of solidarity for
events in Japan, and, also for news of other commemorations of the atomic
bombings. Here is a short announcement about an Aug. 6th event at Livermore
Lab...

Greetings: My organization, Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a
Radioactive Environment), located in Livermore, California, USA, continues
to be inspired by the efforts of the Japanese people to abolish nuclear
weapons. We offer you our heartfelt sorrow -- and also our best hopes and
wishes -- on the occasion of your commemorations of the U.S. atomic
bombings of Japan. This is a solemn time for all the peoples of the world,
a time to look at the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and to say,
"never again." It is also an important time to look at the destruction
wrought by the entire nuclear cycle -- from uranium mining to weapons
research and testing to warhead production and deployment to the use of
these horrific creations. At every phase of the nuclear cycle all life has
been harmed. August 6 and 9 are days to look also to the future: let us
take this time to rededicate ourselves to changing global policies. Let us
convert or close all nuclear weapons laboratories and facilities,
retraining workers for more socially productive tasks. May our combined
efforts lead us to a nuclear weapons-free 21st century!

Here in Northern California -- On August 6, 1999 there will be a
commemoration, rally and nonviolent direct action in Livermore, held at the
Lawrence Livermore nuclear weapons Laboratory. The event this year is
titled: "Abolition 2000 -- Ending the Nuclear Threat." It begins at 2:30 PM
local time with speakers. Following the speakers will be a procession to
the gates of the Livermore Laboratory where some of the rally participants
will be prepared to risk arrest. We are holding this event at Livermore Lab
because this is where the U.S. is building a giant, new nuclear weapons
facility -- called the National Ignition Facility. It will be used to
create thermonuclear explosions inside a reactor vessel in order to advance
U.S. weapons design knowledge of the secondary, or fusion, part of the
bomb. It will be used to train new nuclear weapons designers as well. Our
goal is to stop this program! This event is sponsored by Tri-Valley CAREs,
Livermore Conversion Project, Western States Legal Foundation, Greater San
Francisco Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility and many other
wonderful groups.

Please wish our activities here in the U.S. success as you hold your
commemorations in Japan. We are united in our goal for the complete and
enduring elimination of nuclear weapons!

By the way, I will be a guest of Professor Fujioka as part of a Peace
Seminar he and his students are planning August 4 - 10 in Kyoto, Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. Therefore, it is possible I may have the pleasure of seeing
you during this time. I hope so.

Peace,
Marylia Kelley


Marylia Kelley
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA USA 94550

<http://www.igc.org/tvc/> - is our web site, please visit us there!

[phone] - is our phone
[phone] - is our fax

Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley
CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the
international Abolition 2000 network for the elimination of nuclear
weapons.



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