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From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest)
To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com
Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #210
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abolition-usa-digest Monday, November 1 1999 Volume 01 : Number 210
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 17:24:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space <globenet@afn.org>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Assn of State Green Parties supports activities regarding Nukes and Weapons in Space (fwd)
Bruce K. Gagnon
Coordinator
Global Network
PO Box 90083, Gainesville, Fl 32607
Web site: http://www.globenet.free-online.co.uk/
(352) 337-9274
The Association of State Green Parties has voted unanimously to support the
planned actions as described below. Please use our name and let us know how
we can help in other ways.
Sincerely,
Dean Myerson,
ASGP Secretary
Association of State Green Parties
- -------------------------------
Green Party of Arkansas
Arizona Green Party
Green Party of California
Green Party of Colorado
Green Party of Connecticut
Georgia Green Party
District of Columbia Green Party
Hawai'i Green Party
Massachusetts Green Party
Maine Green Party
Green Party of Michigan
Green Party of Minnesota
Nevada Green Party
Green Party of New Jersey
New Mexico Green Party
Green Party of New York State
Green Choice Party
Green Party of Ohio
Pacific Green Party of Oregon
Pennsylvania Green Party
Green Party of Rhode Island
Green Party of Tennessee
Green Party of Utah
Green Party of Virginia
Wisconsin Green Party
Wyoming Green Party
=================================
1) The ASGP will respond to Dr. Helen Caldicott <hcaldic@ibm.net>, Dr.
Michio Kaku, David McReynolds and the War Resister's League, and The Global
Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space <globenet@afn.org> of
ASGP's decision to join Global Network as an endorser of the call to
action, and to lend the ASGP name to the publicity as an endorsor of the
April 14-17, 20000 events;
2) The ASGP will publicize the events in newsletter and email
correspondence to our member states;
3) The ASGP will issue a press release and a position statement about our
position against militarization of space in general, and against the
Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, specifically;
4) The ASGP will encourage member states to also endorse, publicize and
participate; and
5) The ASGP will encourage each member state to send at least one
representative to the events.
6) The ASGP will send at least one official representative from the ASGP
International Committee, who will participate in the events of April 14th
to April 17, 2000 as delineated:
FRIDAY, APRIL 14: A non-violent rally on the steps of the Treasury
Department to illustrate the enormous waste of our tax-dollars on Star
Wars. To date over $100 billion has been spent on space weapons development
while social spending is under relentless attack. Following the rally a "No
BMD, No Star Wars" message will be delivered to Clinton at the White House.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15: "Star Wars Revisited: An International Conference on
Preventing an Arms Race In Space". This day long event will focus on sharing
information about the latest developments in the U.S. plan to become the
"Master of Space". Leaders in the international movement to keep space for
peace will be the featured speakers.
SUNDAY, APRIL 16: Training on Lobbying Congress in the morning; Afternoon
meeting of the Global Network to plan international strategies to "Stop
Star Wars".
MONDAY, APRIL 17: Lobby Day: Give Congress the message about our growing
international movement to prevent a new arms race in space. Representatives
of peace groups around the world will hold a DAY LONG VIGIL on the Capitol
steps.
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 17:53:59 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <nonukes@foesyd.org.au>
Subject: (abolition-usa) PLEASE SIGN LETTER ON Y2K/DE-ALERTING N-WEAPONS TO DEFENCE SECY COHEN/CLINTON
John Hallam
Friends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord street, Newtown, NSW, Australia,
Fax(61)(2)9517-3902 ph (61)(2)9517-3903
nonukes@foesyd.org.au http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd/nuclear/bbletter.html
DEAR ALL: THIS LETTER IS TO BE FAXED THIS COMING SATURDAY SYDNEY TIME
(18 hours before US time, so friday US time).
It asks US Defence Secy Cohen to take nuclear weapons off alert over the
y2K rollover period. If you think it's insane to have 2,000 US warheads
(and 3.600 Russian ones) capable of being launched over 20 minutes, over
the Y2K rollover, let secretary Cohen know.
If you want to sign on to a similar letter to Yeltsin and Sergeyev, please
sign the existing Yeltsin/Clinton sign on, on
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd/nuclear/bbletter.html
A global fax campaign will commence (or re-commence - one already exists)
on November 7.
My apologies for the inevitable double-postings.
TO:
WILLIAM COHEN, US SECRETARY OF DEFENCE,
+1-703-695-1149,
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON,
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, US,
+1-202-456-2461, +1-202-456-2883.
Y2K AND DE-ALERTING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Dear President Clinton and Secretary for Defence Cohen,
I am writing to urge your administration to take US nuclear forces off
'hairtrigger alert' even if only during the Y2K rollover period.
It is particularly disturbing that you are reported as having stated in
Moscow that de-alerting of nuclear forces is 'off the table' as a stability
building measure. You have also been quoted as saying that 'The better
course is reduction, limiting the number of weapons, and establishing
shared early warning centers'.
These measures are not in competition with each other. All of them -
reductions in the number of weapons, the establishment of shared early
warning centers and de-alerting - are equally vital to the reduction of
tension and the establishment of strategic stability.
This is particularly the case in view of the uncertainties posed by the
millennium date change (Y2K).
As you are well aware, the largest and oldest computer system complexes in
the world are those that control nuclear weapons systems.
We are well aware that the chief of Stratcom, Admiral Mies has said in
congressional testimony in April and July 1999 that the defence department
is well advanced in terms of its Y2K-remediation program.
The Y2K problem is such that it is just not possible to be as certain as
Mies is in his testimony. This is because very nature of this kind of
problem prohibits you from being certain that every possible programming
glitch is truly fixed. In fact no - one will be completely certain until
the real date change itself, and indeed until well into the new year.
And even if you are able to convincingly prove that US strategic nuclear
computer systems are truly Y2K compliant and that they are 'fail safe', you
will be well aware of the great concern that has been voiced over the Y2K
readiness of Russia.
Russia has, until recently, made little effort to even acknowledge the Y2K
problem, let alone fix it. It is therefore quite possible that Russian
computerized control systems are not Y2K compliant and that they will
experience widespread failures during the Y2K rollover period.
Even more disquieting is the fact that that the Russians have constructed
the system known as 'Perimeter', or the 'dead hand'.
Perimiter seems to offer additional pathways by which Y2K -related command
and control failures could lead to an accidental launch of missiles,
possibly by Y2K - related failures in sensors combined with system blackout
fooling the system into thinking that an attack had taken place.
The establishment of a Y2K strategic stability center in Colorado is
certainly an advantageous move and an absolutely essential one.
However, it does not entirely remove the danger of an accidental launch of
nuclear weapons.
The fact that the Center is scheduled, as far as the public is aware, to
come into operation only on December 27th, four days prior to the rollover,
is itself far from reassuring. A four day delay will render it useless.
Similarly, the center itself will depend on the availability of
ultra-reliable hotlines between it and Moscow. The recently admitted Y2K
vulnerabilities discovered, according to Reuters reports of congressional
testimony, in six of the seven hotlines established during the cold war
period are also cause for deep concern.
If nuclear weapons are removed from a status in which they can be launched
within minutes, and placed in one which would require at least days to
launch, the risk of an accidental missile launch induced by Y2K or other
errors in command and control systems will be virtually eliminated.
This has been done by the UK, which has moved the 'notice to fire' for its
missile forces from minutes to days.
De-alerting of nuclear forces was strongly recommended by the Canberra
Commission in 1996 as a way to develop strategic stability and build trust
between the US and Russia. It has also been incorporated into last year's
and this years text of the New Agenda Resolution in the UN General
Assembly.
In addition it has been the subject of two resolutions passed by the
Australian Senate on 12 August and 20September.
(Text of these resolutions has been passed on to you by the deputy
president of our Senate, Senator Sue West.)
Mr. Clinton and Mr. Cohen, we believe that in taking De-alerting 'off the
table', the United States is making a serious error. We believe that
failure to take nuclear forces off hairtrigger alert over the Y2K
'rollover' period is an error that has the potential of causing unthinkable
consequences.
The probability of this may be low but it will never be zero as long as
nuclear forces remain on hair-trigger alert.
In a letter in response to a sign on letter from over 270 (now 460) NGOs,
Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov said that:
"The questions of removing from the military duty of Russian and American
nuclear armaments which you mention in your appeal may become the matter
for discussion between the two countries in the context of negotiations on
further limitation of the strategic nuclear weapons"
This hardly indicates that De-alerting is 'off the table' as far as the
Russian Government is concerned. It should be very much on the table as
far as your administration is concerned.
(Text of the Russian reply with english translation to our letter is
enclosed).
In a previous administration, President Bush took strategic bomber forces
off alert. We urge you to do this with all US nuclear forces.
Signed
John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Sydney.
Ak Malten, Global Anti-Nuclear Alliance, The Hague,
Tom Mc Donald, British-American Security Information Council,(BASIC) London,
Marion Hancock, Aotearoa Peace Foundation, Auckland, NZ.,
Alice Slater, Global Resource and Action Centre for the Environment, NY.,
Ellen Thomas, Proposition-1 Committee, Washington DC.,
Marylia Kelley, Executive Director, Tri -Valley CAREs, (Communities Against
a Radioactive Environment), Livermore, CA,
Laurie grossman, Y2K-WASH,(World Atomic Safety Holiday) San Francisco,
Carah Ong, Abolition 2000 Coordinator,
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:23:46 -0800
From: Shundahai Network <shundahai@shundahai.org>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Happy99.Worm is back, here's help
Folks,
Happy Worm is back, If you opened a attachment called Happy99.exe
and saw the fireworks you got it ,it is a worm program not a virus.here's
some help.
Shundahai, Gregor
Here is link to fix it
http://www.nai.com/asp_set/anti_virus/avert/tools.aspWhen you get to the page
Read the Instructions for HAPPY99.EXEWorm
and download the program that will remove it called RMSKA.ZIP
http://www.avertlabs.com/public/stand_alone/RMSKA.ZIP
Download this file, to known location, unzip the program and run rmska.exe
Hope this helps,
Gregor
Here are manual instructions to remove it for the more technical inclined:
Happy99.Worm
Aliases:Trojan.Happy99, I-Worm.Happy
Likelihood: Common
Region Reported: World Wide
Characteristics: Trojan Horse, Worm
Description
This is a worm program, NOT a virus. This program has reportedly
been received through email spamming and USENET newsgroup
posting. The file is usually named HAPPY99.EXE in the email or
article attachment.
When being executed, the program also opens a window entitled
"Happy New Year 1999 !!" showing a firework display to disguise its
other actions. The program copies itself as SKA.EXE and extracts a
DLL that it carries as SKA.DLL into WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
It also modifies WSOCK32.DLL in WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
and copies the original WSOCK32.DLL into WSOCK32.SKA.
WSOCK32.DLL handles internet-connectivity in Windows 95 and
98. The modification to WSOCK32.DLL allows the worm routine to
be triggered when a connect or send activity is detected. When such
online activity occurs, the modified code loads the worm's SKA.DLL.
This SKA.DLL creates a new email or a new article with
UUENCODED HAPPY99.EXE inserted into the email or article. It
then sends this email or posts this article.
If WSOCK32.DLL is in use when the worm tries to modify it (i.e. a
user is online), the worm adds a registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\RunOnce=SKA.EXE
The registry entry loads the worm the next time Windows start.
Removing the Worm Manually
1.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE
2.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL
3.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.DLL to WSOCK32.BAK
4.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL
5.delete the downloaded file,
usually named HAPPY99.EXE
Windows prevents you to do step #3 and #4 above if the machine is
still connected to the Internet. The file "windows\system\wsock32.dll"
is used whenever the machine is connected to Internet (i.e. through
dial-up or LAN connection).
If you are using dial-up connection (i.e. America Online), you
need to do the following:
1.terminate internet connection
2.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE
3.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL
4.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.DLL to WSOCK32.BAK
5.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL
6.delete the downloaded file,
usually named HAPPY99.EXE
If you are connected to Internet through LAN (i.e. in the office
or cable modem), you need to do the following:
1.From the Start menu, select shutdown-restart in MS DOS
mode
2.type CD \windows\system when DOS
prompt (C:\)appears
3.type RENAME WSOCK32.DLL WSOCK32.BAK
4.type RENAME WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL
5.type DEL SKA.EXE
6.type DEL SKA.DLL
Safe Computing
This worm and other trojan-horse type programs demonstrate the
need to practice safe computing. One should not execute any
executable-file attachment (EXE, SHS, MS Word or MS Excel file)
that comes from an email or a newsgroup article from an untrusted
source.
><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><<
><<><< ><<><<
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"Peace and Harmony with all Creation"
<paraindent><param>out,out</param>5007 Elmhurst St., Las Vegas, NV
89108-1304
Phone:(702)647-3095 (FAX)647-9385
</paraindent>Email: shundahai@shundahai.org
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,fefe</param>http://www.shundahai.org
</color></underline>Shundahai Network is proud to be part of:
US Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
& Healing Global Wounds Alliance
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:26:03 -0800
From: Shundahai Network <shundahai@shundahai.org>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Happy99.Worm is back, here's help
Folks,
Happy Worm is back, If you opened a attachment called Happy99.exe
and saw the fireworks you got it ,it is a worm program not a virus.here's
some help.
Shundahai, Gregor
Here is link to fix it
http://www.nai.com/asp_set/anti_virus/avert/tools.asp
When you get to the page
Read the Instructions for HAPPY99.EXEWorm
and download the program that will remove it called RMSKA.ZIP
http://www.avertlabs.com/public/stand_alone/RMSKA.ZIP
Download this file, to known location, unzip the program and run rmska.exe
Hope this helps,
Gregor
Here are manual instructions to remove it for the more technical inclined:
Happy99.Worm
Aliases:Trojan.Happy99, I-Worm.Happy
Likelihood: Common
Region Reported: World Wide
Characteristics: Trojan Horse, Worm
Description
This is a worm program, NOT a virus. This program has reportedly
been received through email spamming and USENET newsgroup
posting. The file is usually named HAPPY99.EXE in the email or
article attachment.
When being executed, the program also opens a window entitled
"Happy New Year 1999 !!" showing a firework display to disguise its
other actions. The program copies itself as SKA.EXE and extracts a
DLL that it carries as SKA.DLL into WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
It also modifies WSOCK32.DLL in WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
and copies the original WSOCK32.DLL into WSOCK32.SKA.
WSOCK32.DLL handles internet-connectivity in Windows 95 and
98. The modification to WSOCK32.DLL allows the worm routine to
be triggered when a connect or send activity is detected. When such
online activity occurs, the modified code loads the worm's SKA.DLL.
This SKA.DLL creates a new email or a new article with
UUENCODED HAPPY99.EXE inserted into the email or article. It
then sends this email or posts this article.
If WSOCK32.DLL is in use when the worm tries to modify it (i.e. a
user is online), the worm adds a registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\RunOnce=SKA.EXE
The registry entry loads the worm the next time Windows start.
Removing the Worm Manually
1.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE
2.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL
3.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.DLL to WSOCK32.BAK
4.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL
5.delete the downloaded file,
usually named HAPPY99.EXE
Windows prevents you to do step #3 and #4 above if the machine is
still connected to the Internet. The file "windows\system\wsock32.dll"
is used whenever the machine is connected to Internet (i.e. through
dial-up or LAN connection).
If you are using dial-up connection (i.e. America Online), you
need to do the following:
1.terminate internet connection
2.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE
3.delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL
4.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.DLL to WSOCK32.BAK
5.in WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory,
rename WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL
6.delete the downloaded file,
usually named HAPPY99.EXE
If you are connected to Internet through LAN (i.e. in the office
or cable modem), you need to do the following:
1.From the Start menu, select shutdown-restart in MS DOS
mode
2.type CD \windows\system when DOS
prompt (C:\)appears
3.type RENAME WSOCK32.DLL WSOCK32.BAK
4.type RENAME WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL
5.type DEL SKA.EXE
6.type DEL SKA.DLL
Safe Computing
This worm and other trojan-horse type programs demonstrate the
need to practice safe computing. One should not execute any
executable-file attachment (EXE, SHS, MS Word or MS Excel file)
that comes from an email or a newsgroup article from an untrusted
source.
><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><<
><<><< ><<><<
SHUNDAHAI NETWORK
"Peace and Harmony with all Creation"
<paraindent><param>out,out</param>5007 Elmhurst St., Las Vegas, NV
89108-1304
Phone:(702)647-3095 (FAX)647-9385
</paraindent>Email: shundahai@shundahai.org
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,fefe</param>http://www.shundahai.org
</color></underline>Shundahai Network is proud to be part of:
US Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
& Healing Global Wounds Alliance
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><<><<
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:29:47 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <nonukes@foesyd.org.au>
Subject: (abolition-usa) PLEASE SIGN LETTER ON Y2K/DE-ALERTING N-WEAPONS TO DEFENCE SECY COHEN/CLINTON
John Hallam
Friends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord street, Newtown, NSW, Australia,
Fax(61)(2)9517-3902 ph (61)(2)9517-3903
nonukes@foesyd.org.au http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd/nuclear/bbletter.html
DEAR ALL: THIS LETTER IS TO BE FAXED THIS COMING SATURDAY SYDNEY TIME
(18 hours before US time, so friday US time).
It asks US Defence Secy Cohen to take nuclear weapons off alert over the
y2K rollover period. If you think it's insane to have 2,000 US warheads
(and 3.600 Russian ones) capable of being launched over 20 minutes, over
the Y2K rollover, let secretary Cohen know.
If you want to sign on to a similar letter to Yeltsin and Sergeyev, please
sign the existing Yeltsin/Clinton sign on, on
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd/nuclear/bbletter.html
A global fax campaign will commence (or re-commence - one already exists)
on November 7.
My apologies for the inevitable double-postings.
TO:
WILLIAM COHEN, US SECRETARY OF DEFENCE,
+1-703-695-1149,
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON,
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, US,
+1-202-456-2461, +1-202-456-2883.
Y2K AND DE-ALERTING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Dear President Clinton and Secretary for Defence Cohen,
I am writing to urge your administration to take US nuclear forces off
'hairtrigger alert' even if only during the Y2K rollover period.
It is particularly disturbing that you are reported as having stated in
Moscow that de-alerting of nuclear forces is 'off the table' as a stability
building measure. You have also been quoted as saying that 'The better
course is reduction, limiting the number of weapons, and establishing
shared early warning centers'.
These measures are not in competition with each other. All of them -
reductions in the number of weapons, the establishment of shared early
warning centers and de-alerting - are equally vital to the reduction of
tension and the establishment of strategic stability.
This is particularly the case in view of the uncertainties posed by the
millennium date change (Y2K).
As you are well aware, the largest and oldest computer system complexes in
the world are those that control nuclear weapons systems.
We are well aware that the chief of Stratcom, Admiral Mies has said in
congressional testimony in April and July 1999 that the defence department
is well advanced in terms of its Y2K-remediation program.
The Y2K problem is such that it is just not possible to be as certain as
Mies is in his testimony. This is because very nature of this kind of
problem prohibits you from being certain that every possible programming
glitch is truly fixed. In fact no - one will be completely certain until
the real date change itself, and indeed until well into the new year.
And even if you are able to convincingly prove that US strategic nuclear
computer systems are truly Y2K compliant and that they are 'fail safe', you
will be well aware of the great concern that has been voiced over the Y2K
readiness of Russia.
Russia has, until recently, made little effort to even acknowledge the Y2K
problem, let alone fix it. It is therefore quite possible that Russian
computerized control systems are not Y2K compliant and that they will
experience widespread failures during the Y2K rollover period.
Even more disquieting is the fact that that the Russians have constructed
the system known as 'Perimeter', or the 'dead hand'.
Perimiter seems to offer additional pathways by which Y2K -related command
and control failures could lead to an accidental launch of missiles,
possibly by Y2K - related failures in sensors combined with system blackout
fooling the system into thinking that an attack had taken place.
The establishment of a Y2K strategic stability center in Colorado is
certainly an advantageous move and an absolutely essential one.
However, it does not entirely remove the danger of an accidental launch of
nuclear weapons.
The fact that the Center is scheduled, as far as the public is aware, to
come into operation only on December 27th, four days prior to the rollover,
is itself far from reassuring. A four day delay will render it useless.
Similarly, the center itself will depend on the availability of
ultra-reliable hotlines between it and Moscow. The recently admitted Y2K
vulnerabilities discovered, according to Reuters reports of congressional
testimony, in six of the seven hotlines established during the cold war
period are also cause for deep concern.
If nuclear weapons are removed from a status in which they can be launched
within minutes, and placed in one which would require at least days to
launch, the risk of an accidental missile launch induced by Y2K or other
errors in command and control systems will be virtually eliminated.
This has been done by the UK, which has moved the 'notice to fire' for its
missile forces from minutes to days.
De-alerting of nuclear forces was strongly recommended by the Canberra
Commission in 1996 as a way to develop strategic stability and build trust
between the US and Russia. It has also been incorporated into last year's
and this years text of the New Agenda Resolution in the UN General
Assembly.
In addition it has been the subject of two resolutions passed by the
Australian Senate on 12 August and 20September.
(Text of these resolutions has been passed on to you by the deputy
president of our Senate, Senator Sue West.)
Mr. Clinton and Mr. Cohen, we believe that in taking De-alerting 'off the
table', the United States is making a serious error. We believe that
failure to take nuclear forces off hairtrigger alert over the Y2K
'rollover' period is an error that has the potential of causing unthinkable
consequences.
The probability of this may be low but it will never be zero as long as
nuclear forces remain on hair-trigger alert.
In a letter in response to a sign on letter from over 270 (now 460) NGOs,
Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov said that:
"The questions of removing from the military duty of Russian and American
nuclear armaments which you mention in your appeal may become the matter
for discussion between the two countries in the context of negotiations on
further limitation of the strategic nuclear weapons"
This hardly indicates that De-alerting is 'off the table' as far as the
Russian Government is concerned. It should be very much on the table as
far as your administration is concerned.
(Text of the Russian reply with english translation to our letter is
enclosed).
In a previous administration, President Bush took strategic bomber forces
off alert. We urge you to do this with all US nuclear forces.
Signed
John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Sydney.
Ak Malten, Global Anti-Nuclear Alliance, The Hague,
Tom Mc Donald, British-American Security Information Council,(BASIC) London,
Marion Hancock, Aotearoa Peace Foundation, Auckland, NZ.,
Alice Slater, Global Resource and Action Centre for the Environment, NY.,
Ellen Thomas, Proposition-1 Committee, Washington DC.,
Marylia Kelley, Executive Director, Tri -Valley CAREs, (Communities Against
a Radioactive Environment), Livermore, CA,
Laurie grossman, Y2K-WASH,(World Atomic Safety Holiday) San Francisco,
Carah Ong, Abolition 2000 Coordinator,
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 01:41:16 -0800
From: "David Crockett Williams" <gear2000@lightspeed.net>
Subject: (abolition-usa) US/Global Nuclear Disarmament Plan, Nov1'99 draft edition
US/Global Nuclear Disarmament Plan, Nov1'99 draft edition
[[[please forward this text draft around the world for its support]]]
This Plan is offered to suggest a way to effectively increase the number of
activists involved in the nuclear aboliton movement while combining a global
approach to nuclear disarmament and economic conversion with a stronger US
grassroots movement to capture the momentum of the US Presidential
Campaign2000 as well as the timeclock-like increasing pubic and media
exposure due to the Global Peace Walk2000 uniting all survival issue
messages under the banner of "Global Peace Now!" to further Nuclear
Abolition2000 and actually achieve a workable worldwide Global Nuclear
Disarmament legal agreement by the end of the Year2000.
The multilateral global abolition of nuclear weapons is by this time almost
a "mainstream conservative" issue but, while many are in favor of this
result, few can overcome the appearance of this goal as a "mission
impossible" given the size of its economic infrastructure and inertia
(corresponding resistence to economic change). While many special issue
group activists are in favor "in principle" of nuclear abolition, because it
seems such a daunting task most chose to focus their activism primarily on
other "survival issue messages".
A serious opportunity to unite all other "survival issue messages" and their
activists in a cohesive action plan for nuclear abolition may be an
overlooked "side effect" of the proposal from Proposition One in Washington
DC embodied in the pending Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act
HR 2545 as described in its Section 2. (2) (A) and (B), to wit,
SEC 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND ECONOMIC CONVERSION.
(2) redirect resources that are currently being used for nuclear weapons
programs to use-
(A) in converting all nuclear weapons industry employees, processes,
plants, and programs smoothly to constructive, ecologically beneficial
peacetime activities during the 3 years following the effective date of this
Act, and
(B) in addressing human and infrastructure needs such as housing, health
care, education, agriculture, and enviromnental restoration;
The "economic leverage" inherent in this new law lies in its ability to
provide funding previously allocated to nuclear weapons to pay for programs
to solve problems associated with other important survival issue messages
indexed to catagories spelled out in Sec.2.(2)(A)&(B) of HR 2545 above.
Passing this Bill into Law then also offers a way to solve other important
problems of concern to frustrated activists and motivates them by this
understanding to unite behind the nuclear abolition issue and this
legislative vehicle to accomplish it.
Since even after its passage by the House and the Senate into law the US is
not required to implement nuclear disarmament until "the President certifies
to the Congress that all foreign countries possessing nuclear weapons have
established legal requirements comparable to those set forth in section 2
and those
requirements have taken effect", ie, "disable and dismantle all its nuclear
weapons and refrain from replacing them at any time with any weapons of mass
destruction", this offers an ideal opportunity to immediately interject into
this stage of the US Presidental campaign arena a cry from the people at
every campaign appearance of every candidate questioning:
"If you were elected President would you strive to implement HR 2545?"
It would be very hard for any candidate to say no to that question and in
this way HR2545 may be readily introduced also to Congressional election
campaigns via the "media election circus" and by sufficient constituents
demanding an answer to this question before deciding who they will vote for.
Other suggestions for inclusion in this US/Global Nuclear Disarmament Plan
are interspersed below between existing sections of the following proposal
which forms the Plan Foundation. Suggestions for additions are [bracketed],
for deletions are ((parenthetical)) with explanatory {comments}.
PROPOSAL TO BUILD A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO PRESSURE THE U.S. POLITICAL
SYSTEM FOR [GLOBAL] NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION
October, 31,1999 (Updated)--revised draft suggestions
In order to abolish nuclear weapons before the end of the
((century))
[year 2000], or, for that matter, at any time in the future, it is essential
to build a
strong U.S. abolition campaign. We hope this proposal will be considered
during evaluation and development of specific strategies and activities to
create a broadly inclusive campaign that will inject denuclearization and
the elimination of nuclear weapons into the political mainstream.
BACKGROUND
FACTS: The United States (1) was first to research, produce, test,
and deploy nuclear weapons, and first to use them against human targets, (2)
has led the world in the development and production of innovative nuclear
weapons and delivery systems throughout the nuclear age, and (3)
notwithstanding the NPT and CTBT, continues to test, develop, and produce
new weapons systems. No wonder the U.N. resolutions for a nuclear weapons
abolition convention are getting nowhere fast.
We believe that as long as the nuclear weapons policy of the United
States remains unchanged, it is highly unlikely that anyone is going to take
suggestions for international abolition seriously. Most of the world is
snickering at the blatant NPT/CTBT/Subcritical hypocrisy of the United
States. Of course, this has always been a major obstacle to using the NPT or
CTBT as tools for securing an international convention on nuclear weapons.
Today international credibility of these treaties is even more suspect.
((At
the very moment that this proposal is being written, the)) The US Senate
((is
debating)) [has defeated] ratification of the CTBT. ((Opponents of the
treaty,
confident that they can kill the measure, are pressing for a ratification
vote.))
In the meantime the US is conducting tests of anti-ballistic missile
systems,
imperiling both the ABM and SALT treaties.
If we are to be practical, we must accept the fact that neither
treaties nor mere resolutions alone will necessarily turn this problem
around. [, even if working towards these goals keeps nuclear abolition
movement activists busy and comforted by "at least trying" and doing
"something".]
Zia Mian alluded to this fact in his address to the NPT Preparatory
Committee at the U.N.:
"We believe it is time for these opinions to be acted upon. Words are cheap.
It is the responsibility of all the states who have supported these
resolutions in the General Assembly and the Conference on Disarmament to
force negotiations upon those who will not negotiate. Otherwise they are
doing no more than standing on the sidelines wringing their hands, they are
providing cover for those countries who have no intention of negotiating."
<{Date?}>
We must question the direction of those dedicated to interjecting
the elimination of nuclear weapons into the political mainstream. [and
answer with a more successful course determined by a realistic specific
action plan].
Until now, the entire political movement within the United States could be
summed
up in three proposed House Resolutions, H. Res. 74 and H.Res. 177, proposed
by Congressman Markey, and H. Res. 82, proposed by Congresswoman Woolsey.
These ideas - Markey's de-alerting and stockpile stewardship, and Woolsey's
global convention to abolish nuclear weapons - are positive expressions. As
resolutions, however, even if passed by Congress, they would have very
little enforceable effect toward denuclearization.
PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR
MAJOR POLITICAL CHANGE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
Any meaningful strategy must necessarily go beyond educating,
outreaching, conferencing and mere talk in general. A successful strategy
must be based on promoting some tangible, workable vehicle that is actually
capable of carrying an abolition movement to its desired culmination.
A strong foundation for exerting decisive political pressure on the
United States to abolish nuclear weapons was laid by U.S. Congresswoman
Eleanor Holmes Norton in 1994, '95, '97, and '99, when she introduced the
Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act (presently H.R. 2545) to the
U.S. House of Representatives. In essence, the bill would mandate that the
U.S. government eliminate its nuclear weapons if all other countries do, and
that it redirect its nuclear weapons budget towards converting the nuclear
weapons industries and restoring the environment. It is a statement of
principle, enforceable in stages.
The text of H.R. 2545 appears at the end of this proposal. The official
government version of the bill can be accessed online at
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ -- type "H.R. 2545" into the box, and click
"Search." The text and a great deal more information is also available
online at http://prop1.org/prop1/hr2545ab.htm.
Obviously, if Mrs. Norton's bill were to become law it would send an
unmistakably clear message to the world that the United States is actually
sincere about trying to reverse the nuclear weapons program it's been
pursuing, and the strategic objective for achieving major political change
within the United States would be accomplished.
Unfortunately, although Mrs. Norton has introduced the Nuclear Disarmament
and Economic Conversion Act four separate times (H.R. 3750 in 1994, HR. 1647
in 1995, and H.R. 827 in 1997, and now a significantly re-ordered H.R.
2545), thus far it has failed to gain enough political support to make its
way out of committee. However, as the focus of a broad-based grassroots
movement H.R. 2545 could easily gain widespread political support.
PROPOSED TACTICS TO ACHIEVE THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
The following are possible or current joint activities by grassroots
groups around the country. The listing is not exhaustive.
1. Due to the existence of Mrs. Norton's Nuclear Disarmament and
Economic Conversion bill, the most obvious opportunity for grassroots joint
activity is banding together in support of this existing legislation. The
only thing standing between Norton's bill becoming the law of the land is
lack of legislative support. The only thing lacking for legislative
support is U.S. voter pressure upon congressional representatives.
2. Building voter initiative movements, similar to the Freeze initiatives of
the early 80's, in states where Representatives won't support the bill
would impress upon the politicians that there is popular support for the
idea.
3. The inclusion of abolition initiatives on ballots around the
country would guarantee that the subject would be center stage in the
electoral debates.
{Many "successful" activists are associated with power/funding sources
established as tax exempt organizations. As a general rule the staff and
directors of tax exempt organizations feel prevented by their (usually)
501(c)(3) IRS status from engaging in "political activities" and so often
completely ignore the ballot initiative process which has demonstrated
itself so successful in quickly establishing large networks of supporters
for various issues (and for their organizations as a "side effect") as
exemplified in the case of HR2545 which was only introduced to congress by
mandate of a successful Washington DC ballot initiative. Part of this
proposal then could well include a section 3a which offers the correct legal
citations that authorize tax exempt organizations to participate in the
ballot initiative process and (while they cannot support specific candidates
in elections) whether they are also allowed to then promote the passage of a
bill such as HR2545.}
4. Petition drives. Although simple petitions do not usually carry
great weight with politicians in office, petitions that qualify voter
initiatives for the ballot have significant weight unto themselves.
5. Producing educational materials and a designated website would be
essential to any political movement. Of course, we already have a website
(http://prop1.org), as does the Abolition movement and we've produced a
couple of video tapes.
6. Public television documentary could feature commentary from
experts like General Lee Butler, Eugene Carroll, and Russian Defense
Minister Igor Sergeyev, as well as economic authorities, who would explain
how much the United States has spent on its nuclear arsenal, and offer
alternatives as to how that money might be constructively spent. A
documentary of this nature could be a significant moment of public
engagement with the nuclear issue and would serve as method of mobilizing
public support for lobby and/or voter initiative participation. "Y2K-WASH"
and "Cry at the End of the 20th Century" are two excellent examples.
7. Speaking tours by people like General Lee Butler, Admiral
Stansfield Turner, other former government officials, and nuclear,
religious, or economic authorities, building public exposure on issues of
Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion. Couple with #8:
8. Outreach to colleges and universities. A special effort could be
made to encourage debates, teach-ins, and conferences on college and
university campuses, as a way of engaging students and faculty in the
challenge of eliminating nuclear weapons, and enlisting them into practical
lobbying and electoral projects. See, for example, the "Campus Outreach
Project" and questionnaire at http://prop1.org/prop1/outreach.htm and
http://prop1.org/prop1/question.htm.
9. Outreach to the religious community would be a natural. After
all, even most fundamentalist Christians agree Jesus wouldn't build a
nuclear weapon, and most fundamentalist Moslems agree that nukes aren't
acceptable for use in ((a)) Jihad.
10. Introducing the idea in town meetings of abolishing nuclear
weapons by outlawing them is another way of stimulating participation in the
movement. Abolition proposals have already been adopted by a number of city
councils. Providing a legislative vehicle to transform these proposals
into law would ((enlarge)) [empower] these efforts to [actuallly] have a
practical effect.
11. Abolition walks. Long distance walks [can] offer an activity that brings
people together and ((almost)) assure[s] media exposure. ((Whether this is
an
activity that can or should be repeated as a political tactic might be
considered in light of past successes and failures.)) [The Nuclear
Abolition2000 message will be carried across the American continent to the
public, media,
and governments by the Global Peace Walk Project of the Yucca Foundation of
San
Francisco which is taking the lead role in sponsoring Global Peace Walk 2000
from San Francisco to Washington DC to New York City for the United Nations
55th anniversary October 24, 2000, inaugurating the UN Decade of Creating a
Culture of Peace for the 21st Century http://www.globalpeacenow.org ]
[12] [Global/International networking pressure. Via internet activism
encourage correspondents in other countries to not only seek similar
Proposition One initiatives and laws, as codefied by HR2545, in
their own countries but very importantly ask them to spread the word in
their own nations for everyone that has friends, relatives, business
associates, or email correspondents who live in the United States to lobby
and encourage them to become active here in mobilizing US citizens, voters
and the youth to push for passage of HR2545]
[suggestions respectfully offered by David Crockett Williams]
Sincerely,
Proposition One Committee
PO Box 27217, Washington DC 20038 USA
202-462-0757 (fax 202-265-5389)
prop1@prop1.org -- http://prop1.org
Nuclear Disarmament and Economic
Conversion Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
House)
HR 2545 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2545
To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance
with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 1999 --{{{NOTICE coincident date 54th A-Bomb anniversary}}}---
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. [Co-sponsors as of August 5,
1999: Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA). Additional co-sponsors in past
years were Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), James Oberstar
(D-MN), David Minge (D-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Al Wynn (D-MD), Walter
Tucker III (D-CA).]
A BILL
To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance
with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1993
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the "Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion
Act of 1999".
SEC 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND ECONOMIC CONVERSION. (1)
disable and dismantle all its nuclear weapons and refrain from replacing
them at any time with any weapons of mass destruction;
(2) redirect resources that are currently being used for nuclear weapons
programs to use-
(A) in converting all nuclear weapons industry employees, processes,
plants, and programs smoothly to constructive, ecologically beneficial
peacetime activities during the 3 years following the effective date of this
Act, and
(B) in addressing human and infrastructure needs such as housing, health
care, education, agriculture, and enviromnental restoration;
(3) undertake vigorous good faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict,
and all military operations; and
(4) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in these
commitments for world peace and security.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect when the President certifies to the Congress that
all foreign countries possessing nuclear weapons have established legal
requirements comparable to those set forth in section 2 and those
requirements have taken effect.
#####
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON
District of Columbia
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
815 15th Street N.W., Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20005-2201
(202) 783-6065
(202) 783-5211 (Fax)
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MATERIALS AND PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION
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SUBCOMMITTEES RANKING MINORITY MEMBER,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CIVIL SERVICE
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