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Subject: (abolition-usa) Australian Senate Passes Motion on BMD
> John Hallam
> Friends of the Earth Sydney,
> 17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
> Fax (61)(2)9517-3902 ph (61)(2)9517-3903
> nonukes@foesyd.org.au
> http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> This morning the Australian Senate passed a motion in which it called on
> the US not tp proceed with the BMD scheme.
>
> Our press release follows, then text of the motion as adopted.
>
>
> AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE/PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT W.A., FRIENDS OF
> THE EARTH AUSTRALIA 29/6/2000
> SENATE SAYS NO TO US MISSILE DEFENCE SCHEME
>
> The Australian Peace Committee, People for Nuclear Disarmament W.A, and
> Friends of the Earth Australia have welcomed a vote by the Senate this
> morning on a motion put by Senator Lyn Allison of the Democrats to call on
> the US not to deploy a ballistic missile defence system. A test of this
> system is scheduled for July 7th.
>
> According to spokespeople Irene Gale of APC, Jo Valentine of PND, and John
> Hallam of Friends of the Earth,
> "The US proposal to deploy a ballistic missile defence system is the
> greatest obstacle to the achievement of the total and unequivocal
> elimination of nuclear weapons as required by the terms of the final
> declaration of the recent nuclear nonproliferation treaty review
> conference, and is the single factor that is most likely to contribute to
a
> renewed arms race."
> "At the recent NPT Review Conference, nation after nation, and group after
> group, including the EU, the New Agenda Coalition, the Non-Aligned
> Movement, Portugal, Sweden, France, and the UN Secretary General all
stated
> that the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which the US proposal will
violate,
> is the cornerstone of strategic stability. Russia and China have warned
> that if the ABM treaty is violated by the US building an ABM system, that
> all arms control agreements arrived at with the US will be void and there
> will be a new arms race."
>
> "If the US were to deploy this system it risks spending some $60 billion
on
> an exotic weapons system that can't tell the difference between a warhead
> and a striped decoy balloon, that will alienate every other country in the
> world, that does nothing for the security of US allies, and that has the
> potential to terminate further efforts to fulfill the legal obligations of
> the nuclear weapons powers to eliminate their nuclear arsenals."
>
> "The Australian Government can't just stand by and let this happen. As a
> close US ally, it has an obligation to urge the US not to allow the ABM
> treaty to be trashed and the arms race to recommence. It should press for
> the early implementation of START-II and the negotiation of a START-III
> nuclear weapons agreement that aims at the lowest possible warhead numbers
> offered so far by Russia."
> "The G8 will be meeting in Okinawa on 21-23 July. One can safely assume
> that BMD will be discussed somewhere there. An international fax campaign
> exists to urge G8 governments to raise their concerns with the US."
> "We welcome this motion by Senator Allison, the support of the ALP and the
> Greens, and thier continuing efforts on nuclear disarmament. It places the
> Australian government on notice that it must stand up and be counted on
> this vital global issue."
> Contact:
> John Hallam 02-9517-3903 h9810-2598
> Irene Gale AM, 08-8364-2291
> Jo Valentine, 08-9272-4252
>
>
> NOTICE OF MOTION
>
>
> June 28th 2000
>
>
> I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move:
>
> (1) That the Senate notes:
>
> a) the final declaration of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)
> Review Conference in New York, 24 April -19 May 2000, commits the nuclear
> weapon states to 'the early implementation and entry into force of
START-II
> and conclusion of START-III as soon as possible while preserving and
> strengthening the Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty as a cornerstone of
> strategic stability and as a basis for further reductions of strategic
> offensive weapons in accordance with its provisions'
>
> b) that at the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, the
> United Nations Secretary General, the EU, Sweden, Portugal, the UK, and
> France have all expressed concern at the prospect of the deployment by the
> US of a National Missile Defence System (NMD), which would require the
> alteration or abrogation of the ABM treaty, and have stated that the ABM
> treaty is the cornerstone of strategic stability
>
> c) the statements made by the heads of Government of France and
> Germany with respect to the inadvisability of deployment of a National
> Missile defence system by the United States
>
> d) the strong statements by the governments of Russia and China, that
> deployment of a National Missile Defence system as currently proposed
would
> have serious consequences for arms control and arms reduction talks, and
> could result in the abandonment of START commitments by Russia, with the
> alarming possibility of a new arms race
>
> e) increasing doubts about the technical viability of any system of
> ballistic missile defence, and especially the current NMD proposal
> surfacing in the United States
>
> f) the recent declaration, released by the Washington National
> Cathedral, by a large number of retired senior military personnel and
> religious leaders, asking that nuclear weapons be eliminated and
> expressing opposition to NMD.
>
>
> (2) That the Senate asks the Australian Government:
>
> a) to make known its position in relation to the United States'
> proposal to deploy a National Missile Defence System
>
> b) to call on the United States not to deploy an NMD system
>
> c) to urge the United States and Russia to proceed with the early
> implementation and entry into force of START-II and conclusion of START
III
> as soon as possible
>
> d) to call on the Nuclear Weapons States to outline how they will
> implement the NPT Final Document requirement that nuclear weapons play a
> diminishing role in security policies
>
> e) to urge the United States and Russia to maintain the integrity of
> the Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty.
>
> Senator Lyn Allison
>
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 14:27:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brian McDermott <brian_mcdermott_1999@yahoo.com>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT BY CLICKING HERE ON:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P><BR><BR>
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