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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 #346 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Tuesday, July 25 2000 Volume 01 : Number 346 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:57:07 -0400 From: Ellen Thomas <prop1@prop1.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/07/25 - Daybook; Announcements - --=====================_235515865==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 1) Washington Daybook, by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times. - July 25, 2000 http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000725213719.htm Missile defense testimony =97 9:30 a.m. =97 Senate Armed Services= Committee holds a hearing to receive testimony on the national missile defense= program. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen testifies. Location: 216 Hart Senate= Office Building. Contact: 202/224-3871. =20 9:30 a.m. =97 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a= hearing on the disposal of low-activity radioactive waste. Location: 406 Dirksen= Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-6176. 2 p.m. =97 House Science Committee's energy and environment= subcommittee holds a hearing on "Nuclear's Energy Role: Improving U.S. Energy Security= and Reducing Emissions." Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-6371. Nunn-Wolfowitz Task Force Report discussion =97 10 a.m. =97The Center= for Strategic and International Studies presents the release of the= Nunn-Wolfowitz Task Force Report, which provides a "best practices" export-compliance= program and roundtable discussion. Location: Room B1-C, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3186. Turner speech =97 6 p.m. =97 American University's Nuclear History= Institute hosts a discussion by retired Adm. Stansfield Turner, former CIA director,= on how to reduce the nuclear threat. Location: Bentley Lounge, Gray Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. (Nebraska Avenue entrance). Contact: 202/885-5950. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE=20 6:30 p.m. =97 Hosts reception with Tipper Gore honoring the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, vice president's= residence, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. 2) July 25, 2000 - An Indefinite Fast for Peace and Justice in Vieques= begins=20 - in Vieques - in front of the main gate of Camp Garcia=20 - and in Washington, DC, in Lafayette Park in front of the White House. =20 Some participants in this witness in DC will carry on an open-ended, liquid-only fast (with calories) until the meeting with Clinton is granted.= =20 This fast will become a liquid-only no-calory fast if the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Group begins bombing Vieques, which the Navy has announced will take place between August and October. This fast will continue open-ended until Clinton grants the meeting to the leaders of Vieques, even after the bombing stops temporarily. All who share the commitment to stop the bombing in= Vieques are invited to support this fast as called. Please contact Andres Thomas Conteris at 202-232-1999 for more information. 3) Fellowship of Reconciliation's People's Campaign for Nonviolence today: An Event to Highlight the Cost of Nuclear Weapons & Create Change. Music, drama, speakers & more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., US Capitol (NE lawn).= 404-524-5999.=20 Women's Action for New Directions. ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Submit URL/Article: mailto:NucNews@onelist.org OneList Archives: http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews (subscribe online) Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: mailto:prop1@prop1.org Quick Route to U.S. Congress: http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm (Senators' Websites) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html (Representatives' Websites) http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Pending Legislation - Search) Presidential Candidates' Websites (a-z): George W. Bush - http://www.GeorgeWBush.com -= http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp Pat Buchanan - http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm Al Gore - http://www.algore2000.com/ Ralph Nader - http://www.votenader.org/press.html (Please send other sites of qualified candidates.) Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html Distributed without payment for research and educational=20 purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. - --=====================_235515865==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> 1) Washington Daybook, by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times. - July 25, 2000 <a href=3D"http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000725213719.htm"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000725213719.= htm</a> Missile defense testimony =97 9:30 a.m. =97 Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to receive testimony on the national missile defense program. Defense Secretary William S. Cohen testifies. Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-3871. 9:30 a.m. =97 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing on the disposal of low-activity radioactive waste. Location: 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-6176. 2 p.m. =97 House Science Committee's energy and environment subcommittee holds a hearing on "Nuclear's Energy Role: Improving U.S. Energy Security and Reducing Emissions." Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-6371. Nunn-Wolfowitz Task Force Report discussion =97 10 a.m. =97The Center for Strategic and International Studies presents the release of the Nunn-Wolfowitz Task Force Report, which provides a "best practices" export-compliance program and roundtable discussion. Location: Room B1-C, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3186. Turner speech =97 6 p.m. =97 American University's Nuclear History Institute hosts a discussion by retired Adm. Stansfield Turner, former CIA director, on how to reduce the nuclear threat. Location: Bentley Lounge, Gray Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. (Nebraska Avenue entrance). Contact: 202/885-5950. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE 6:30 p.m. =97 Hosts reception with Tipper Gore honoring the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, vice president's residence, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. 2) July 25, 2000 - An Indefinite Fast for Peace and Justice in Vieques begins - in Vieques - in front of the main gate of Camp Garcia - and in Washington, DC, in Lafayette Park in front of the White House. Some participants in this witness in DC will carry on an open-ended, liquid-only fast (with calories) until the meeting with Clinton is granted. This fast will become a liquid-only no-calory fast if the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Group begins bombing Vieques, which the Navy has announced will take place between August and October. This fast will continue open-ended until Clinton grants the meeting to the leaders of Vieques, even after the bombing stops temporarily. All who share the commitment to stop the bombing in Vieques are invited to support this fast as called. Please contact Andres Thomas Conteris at 202-232-1999 for more information. 3) Fellowship of Reconciliation's People's Campaign for Nonviolence today: An Event to Highlight the Cost of Nuclear Weapons & Create Change. Music, drama, speakers & more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., US Capitol (NE lawn). 404-524-5999. Women's Action for New Directions. ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: <a href=3D"http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm</a> Submit URL/Article: <a href=3D"mailto:NucNews@onelist.org"= eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:NucNews@onelist.org</a> OneList Archives: <a href=3D"http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews" eudora=3D"autourl">http:/= /www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews</a> (subscribe online) Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: <a href=3D"mailto:prop1@prop1.org"= eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:prop1@prop1.org</a> Quick Route to U.S. Congress: <a href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm</a> (Senators'= Websites) <a href=3D"http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html</a>= (Representatives' Websites) <a href=3D"http://thomas.loc.gov/"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://thomas.loc.gov/</a> (Pending Legislation -= Search) Presidential Candidates' Websites (a-z): George W. Bush - <a href=3D"http://www.georgewbush.com/"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.GeorgeWBush.com</a> - <a= href=3D"http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp</a> Pat Buchanan - <a href=3D"http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm</a> Al Gore - <a href=3D"http://www.algore2000.com/"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.algore2000.com/</a> Ralph Nader - <a href=3D"http://www.votenader.org/press.html"= eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.votenader.org/press.html</a> (Please send other sites of qualified candidates.) Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - <a= href=3D"http://www.petitiononline.com/prop1/petition.html"= eudora=3D"autourl"><font= size=3D2>http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html</a> Distributed without payment for= research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. </html> - --=====================_235515865==_.ALT-- - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:17:23 -0400 From: John Burroughs <johnburroughs@earthlink.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) Article on Missile Freeze - --=====================_8476851==_ Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/plain"; boundary="=====================_8476851==_.REL" - --=====================_8476851==_.REL Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Following up on recent e-mails re global missile control, I forward this message from Jurgen Scheffran, INESAP. - John Burroughs Dear friends, with this email I send you the article "Time for a Missile Freeze" which will be published in the next Newsletter of ECAAR (Economists Allied for Arms Reduction). It focuses on options for international missile control and disarmament, an issue which is almost forgotten in the whole NMD debate. Strange enough, because it seems more reasonable to resolve the missile problem by political instead of military means. To say it in the words of Jayantha Dhanapala: "why is public debate mired today in a duel between deterrence and defence, with scant attention to missile disarmament?" After the failure of the July 7 test I hope that international missile control will become an alternative to NMD. I suggest that this should be also a major topic for Abolition 2000, and a few people (Ramana, Andrew Lichterman, Zia Mian, John Burroughs, Alice Slater and others) are already working on raising attention to it. Let us know your opinion and who is interested to join. Best wishes, Jurgen Scheffran, INESAP, Germany PS: Since I will be travelling the whole next week, I cannot respond then but will collect your responses, either personel or sent to the list. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= - -- Time for a Missile Freeze Options for international control of ballistic missiles J=FCrgen Scheffran Prepared for the ECAAR Newsletter, July 2000 While there is an intense debate on the technical feasibility and the security implications of the US National Missile Defense (NMD) program, the non-proliferation and disarmament of ballistic missiles has been largely neglected. This article discusses options for preventing an arms race by improving the international control and disarmament of ballistic missiles. Dangers of a missile arms race Since ballistic missiles were first used by Germany in World War II, missile proliferation has been of great concern to many nations. Ballistic missiles allow aggressors to strike distant targets quickly, with little warning, and with a high probability of penetration. They played a destabilizing role and wasted enormous resources during the Cold War. Grave concerns have been raised about the spread of ballistic missile systems and technologies, in particular, to the Middle East, South Asia and the Korean Peninsula. The use of ballistic missiles in the two Gulf Wars demonstrated their political significance in regional conflicts, though their military utility is rather questionable. Altogether there are good arguments why a world with less or no ballistic missiles would be a better place. While the enormous Cold-War missile arsenals have declined, the government of the United States perceives new threats from emerging missile capabilities in the so-called ``rogue states'' (Iraq, Iran, North Korea) which now transformed into "states of concern". While the substance of this threat is still doubted by many experts, influential political circles in the USA promote the early deployment of NMD. Opponents argue that such a system could be easily countered by countermeasures, would undermine international stability and may even increase the missile threat. The current missile control regime is insufficient There is still time to prevent a destabilizing and costly arms race between offensive and defensive missiles, assuming that the development of intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs) is a complex and time-consuming task and NMD deployment would be delayed by technical difficulties (especially after the failure of the July 7 test). In the past, ballistic missiles have been largely ignored in international arms control and disarmament negotiations, although the preamble of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) demands "the elimination from national arsenals of nuclear weapons and the means of their delivery'". In his speech to the House of Commons in London on July 3 Jayantha Dhanapala, the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations, raised the question, "why is public debate mired today in a duel between deterrence and defence, with scant attention to missile disarmament?" Previous efforts have focused on export control by the major suppliers of missile technology and bilateral arms control and disarmament of the former superpowers (INF Treaty, START Treaties). The current restrictions on the transfer of missile-related technology are embodied in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), created by the G-7 States in 1987. Although membership has grown from 7 to 28 countries and some missile programs could be delayed, the effectiveness of the regime is limited by fundamental problems and shortcomings. The MTCR is a voluntary, non-binding agreement with restricted membership. It does not address the already existing ballistic missile arsenals, and ignores the asymmetry between "haves" and "have nots". Various shorter-range missiles are already deployed in developing countries, and the MTCR has no specific verification and enforcement mechanisms. Furthermore, rigid export control of dual-use goods impedes civil technology cooperation. To improve the present control regime, a few countries had made preliminary proposals within the limits of the MTCR. At an MTCR meeting in Paris April 23-24, 2000 the United States, Britain, and France offered steps to reinforce MTCR export controls by an increased dialogue with non-MTCR parties, pre-launch notification for missile and space launches, and international standards in the missile field. The proposals will be discussed at a meeting in September to prepare for the MTCR October 2000 plenary session. New political initiatives Some governmental levels are now considering options for a stronger missile non-proliferation regime as an alternative to missile defense. The former Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the June 1999 G-8 summit in Germany proposed a Global Control System for the Non-Proliferation of Missiles and Missile Technology (GCS). In his statement at the NPT 2000 Conference on April 25, the Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov urged consideration of a Russian proposal for a global missile confidence-building and non-proliferation regime.[1] The GCS proposal was discussed March 16 at an expert-level meeting in Moscow, attended by representatives from 46 countries and the United Nations, including Iran and large delegations from China, India, and Egypt. The United States sent an observer but did not participate. A goal of the GCS is to increase transparency and reduce the risk of miscalculation or misunderstanding. Nations would be required to provide notification of missile or space-launch vehicle (SLV) test-launches. To discourage proliferation, the GCS would offer incentives to members of the regime that forswore the use of missiles to deliver weapons of mass destruction, including security assurances against the use of missile systems, assistance from the UN Security Council if such weapons were used, and assistance in the peaceful uses of space for members that gave up missiles as weapons. Despite strong criticism, US officials expressed interest in discussion of the GCS. The Russian government has stated its intention to open the proposal for debate at the "millennium session" of the UN General Assembly. The GCS proposal is valuable in opening the international debate on missile control, but still is confined to a rather narrow non-proliferation regime, comparable in some respects with the NPT but without the disarmament obligation of Article VI. In this form it would be unprobable that major developing countries would accept another "discriminatory" regime with the five declared nuclear weapon states as the only missile powers. If, however, all of the current missile owners would be allowed to keep their missile arsenals, then the effectiveness of the regime would be severely limited. The only way to deal with asymmetries between countries would be the creation of an international norm against ballistic missiles that would leave the same rights to any country. As the Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy explained in his speech at the 2000 NPT Review Conference on April 25, "there exists no treaty, no code of conduct, no set of guidelines defining responsible behavior in these areas. This is a matter that must be addressed." On March 30-31, 2000, ballistic missiles experts from Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Russia, and the United States met with Axworthy for a roundtable in Ottawa to examine options of a multilateral approach to more effective ballistic missile control, international monitoring, and early warning.[2] First priority would be the public defense of the value and need for the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, which should be expanded and strengthened. To prevent instabilities and accidents, risk-reduction and confidence-building measures could be taken, such as de-alerting, improved ballistic missile early warning and launch notification. The concept of no-first use could be extended to ballistic missiles. The monitoring and surveillance of missile and space-related activities and the exchange of technical data would be a the key to building a verification system of missile control. The link between space and missile control was seen as crucial. The experts suggested to negotiate and clarify multilateral space regulations and reserve the use of space for commercial rather than military uses. Steps into this direction would be the establishment of a Canberra-style commission on "Cooperative Security in Space", expert metings on space surveillance and regulations, and the involvement of the commercial space business. It was suggested that Canada should play a lead role in elaborating a multilateral action plan on ballistic missiles, e.g. by including key NATO countries. Russia and China should be involved in multilateral cooperation, addressing their broader security concerns. For the long-term success of a missile control regime it would important to "de-rogue" relations with countries such as North-Korea and Iran and better understand their reasons for pursuing their missile programs. Recent political developments in these two countries have been rather positive in this respect (to mention the North-South-Korean summit). This clearly shows that the chances for a new missile control regime would be best served by creating regional security environments that reduce the demand for ballistic missiles. International organizations would play an important role in facilitating such a process. Potential fora to discuss and negotiate multilateral missile control would be a conference of the MTCR member states and the UN Committee on Disarmament. Alternatively, an international conference of the crucial countries with ballistic missile capabilities could be considered. Missile ban and missile freeze - two sides of one coin According to the Ottawa expert group, the long-term goals include "demilitarization, the elimination of non-civilian ballistic missiles, and the elimination of nuclear weapons". While the report did not go into details about how these goals might be achieved, some experts refered to the Reykjavik talks of Gorbachev and Reagan in 1986 and proposals made by independent researchers. A model for the elimination of ballistic missiles is the ZBM (Zero Ballistic Missile) regime which has been developed and discussed by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) in 1992, with Paul Nitze and Alton Frye as strong supporters.[3] Such a regime would aim at the complete elimination of offensive ballistic missiles and combine unilateral declarations with regional and global multilateral agreements. The ZBM proposal suggested a step-by-step approach, including bilateral cuts between the USA and Russia, ballistic missile-free zones, an international Missile Conference, the creation of an International Agency for Ballistic Missile Disarmament, and finally agreement on the varying schedules to zero ballistic missile capability. To implement ballistic missile elimination, the FAS proposal presented a complete draft treaty. Such a Ballistic Missile Convention would aim for the global non-proliferation and elimination of offensive ballistic missiles, in conjunction with conventions on the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction. While global missile disarmament would be a longer-term perspective, the need for action is now. The best way to prevent an arms race and buy more time for political initiatives would be a moratorium on the further development, testing and deployment of ballistic missiles. Such a "missile freeze" would be like a break in the arms race, during which countries could consider and negotiate the next steps without time pressure. A key element would be a ballistic missile flight test ban which would preclude the testing of new missiles and reduce the chance of accidental or intentional war. To address concerns about asymmetries and discrimination, a test ban moratorium would have a contemporary character and would need to be accompanied by negotiations on missile reductions. To minimize incentives for missile development, the missile freeze should be extended to missile defense systems. Regional security initiatives, including the whole range of delivery systems, could help to overcome asymmetries. Verification of missile disarmament A crucial aspect of missile control would be verification.[4] Most important would be measures to prevent the transformation of space launch technology into ballistic missiles. Despite their inherent similarity, differences in the basing mode, the testing procedures, the payload, flight trajectory, guidance systems and reentry could be used as indicators to distinguish between space launchers and ballistic missiles. During testing, production and deployment, national technical means of verification (sensors, intelligence) would focus on observable rocket characteristics (number, size, range, payload, deployment mode, launch preparations, flight trajectory). Most visible is the infrastructure, which includes production facilities, development programs and test ranges, tracking and communication facilities, missile containers and missile-carrying vehicles. A ballistic missile flight test ban would be not very difficult to verify since missile launches are visible from early warning satellites and ground- or air-based radars. To limit the risk of using space launchers for ballistic missile development, technical means of verification need to be combined with measures of cooperative verification and confidence building. Most important would be inspections, using non-intrusive devices and techniques, to detect reliably evidence of non-compliance and help provide assurance that no military ballistic missiles are being developed under a civilian space program. A safeguards system for space launchers could place some of the "most critical" items under supervision by an international organization. International cooperation in civilian space programs would be also important in containing the use of space technology for missile development. The role of citizens and the public Similar to nuclear disarmament, citizens and non-governmental organizations would play an important role in promoting and implementing international missile control. To increase public awareness a greater public discourse on the missile problem and its resolution is needed. By building a network of information exchange and debate, experts, civil society and officials would be jointly engaged in this process. Activities could include meetings and conferences, together with scientists and technicians, as well a protesting and citizen inspections of critical facilities. Only by such a joint endeavor there is a chance that ballistic missiles do not stimulate a new arms race and undermine the prospects for nuclear disarmament. References [1] M. Rice, Russia Proposes Global Regime On Missile Proliferation, Arms Control Today, May 2000. [2] Ballistic Missiles Foreign Experts Roundtable Report, March 30-31, 2000, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development, April 7, 2000. [3] Revisiting Zero Ballistic Missiles - Reagan's Forgotten Dream, F.A.S. Public Interest Report, May/June 1992; L. Lumpe, Zero Ballistic Missiles and the Third World, Arms Control, Vol. 14 (1), April 1993, pp. 218-223; A. Frye, Zero Ballistic Missiles, Foreign Policy, No. 88, Fall 1992, pp. 12-17. [4] See further: J. Scheffran, Verification of Ballistic Missile Bans and Monitoring of Space Launches, in: W. Liebert, J. Scheffran (eds.), Against Proliferation - Towards General Disarmament, M=FCnster: Agenda 1995, pp. 156-164; J. Scheffran, Elimination of Ballistic Missiles: An Important Step Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, in: J. Rotblat, M. Konuma (eds.), Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, World Scientific, 1997, pp. 310-326. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. J=FCrgen Scheffran is physicist and senior researcher at the interdisciplinary research group IANUS of the Technical Unversity Darmstadt, Germany. He is co-founder of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation (INESAP) and Editor of the INESAP Information Bulletin. He worked as co-author of the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention and joined the Ottawa expert group mentioned in this article. 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For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:46:28 -0500 From: Kevin Martin <kmartin@fourthfreedom.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) new resource on Star Wars and weapons contractor corruption Dear Friends of Peace and Foes of Star Wars, Bill Hartung and Michelle Ciarrocca have written another important and useful report on Star Wars, this one on fraud and corruption by the missile defense contrators. It's titled "Nuclear Missile Deception: Corruption and Conflicts of Interest in the National Missile Defense Program" and is on the web at http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/updates/nmdtitle.htm Kevin Martin Director, Project Abolition - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:03:06 -0400 From: ASlater <aslater@gracelinks.org> Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Monster international Sign-On letter on NMD/BMD/Star Wars Seeks S Hi John, Could you please correct the name of our organization? It's Global Resource Action Center for the Environment(GRACE). Many thanks for all your work. Alice At 03:13 AM 07/20/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Dear All, > >This letter to President Clinton, Defence Secy Cohen, presidential >candidates Bush and Gore and to all US allies plus Russia and China is to >be faxed around mid August. > >It is seeking the signatures of NGOs, prominent people, parliamentarians, >and religious bodies. > >I hope you or your organisation can sign it. > >John Hallam, > >Letter Coordinator > > >PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, >1-202-456-2461, 1-202-456-2883, 1-202-456-6218, 1-202-456-6201, > >PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, >+7-095-205-4330, +7-095-206-5173, +7-095-205-4219, > >PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR, 44-171-925-0918, > >PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC, +33-147-42-2465, > >PRIME MINISTER LIONEL JOSPIN +33-142-34-2677 > >GERMAN PRESIDENT, JOHANNES RAU, >+49-030-20-00-19-99, > >CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHROEDER, >+49-228-56-2357, +49-30-4000-2357, > >PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN, YOSHIRO MORI, >[FAX NO?] > >JEAN CHRETIEN, PRIME MINISTER, CANADA, >+1-613-941-6900, > >KOSTAS SIMITIS, PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE, +301-671-6183 > >POUL NYRUP RASMUSSEN, PRIME MINISTER OF DENMARK, +45-33-11-1665 > >PRIME MINISTER DAVID ODDSSON, PRIME MINISTER OF ICELAND, +354-622373, > >PRIME MINISTER MASSIMO D'ALEMA, PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, +39-6-678-3998 > >PRIME MINISTER KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK, PRIME MINISTER OF NORWAY, >+47-2224-2796 > >PRIME MINISTER WILLHEM KOK, PRIME MINISTER OF THE NETHERLANDS, >+31-70-356-4683, > >CC >US SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT +1-202-647-6047, > >US SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE, WILLIAM S. COHEN +1-703-695-1149, > >FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA IGOR IVANOV, >+7-095-247-2722, +7-095-293-3323, > >ROBIN COOK, UK MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, +44-171-829-2417, >+44-171-270-2833, > >HUBERT VEDRINE, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FRANCE, +33-1-4317-5203, > >JOSCHKA FISCHER, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY +49-228-168-6662, >+49-1888-171-928, >+49-228-173-402, +49-30-201-861-924, > >YOHEI KONO, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN, +81-3-3581-9675 > >LLOYD AXWORTHY, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CANADA, +1-613-952-3904, >+1-613-996-3546 > >LOUIS MICHEL, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BELGIUM, +32-2-511-6385, > >THEODOROS PANGALOS, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GREECE, +30-1-362-4195 > >George Bush Presidential Candidate, +1-512-637-8800. >Al Gore, Presidential Candidate, +1-202-456-2461 > >Dear Presidents and Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and Defence >Ministers, > >The undersigned NGO groups and Parliamentarians, representing millions of >people, are writing: > >1) To urge the US not to proceed with proposals for a National Missile >Defence System (NMD), > >2) To urge US allies to make the strongest representations in appropriate >forums or bilaterally, to press the US government not to proceed with the >deployment of NMD, and to maintain the integrity of the ABM Treaty. > >Proceeding with National Missile Defence threatens to undermine the basis >of existing and future offensive nuclear arms reduction measures. > >We note the strong statements made on NMD by the Governments of France, >Germany and Sweden, and the expressions of concern by other US allies >including the UK, Canada, and the European Union. > >At the recent NPT Review Conference, the US together with 187 other >countries, signed a final declaration that commits it to an unequivocal >undertaking to accomplish the total elimination of its nuclear arsenal. >Plans to deploy a missile defence system threaten that vital goal, to which >the US is legally committed, together with all other NPT signatories. The >final declaration of the NPT Review Conference expressly calls for: >"the early implementation and entry into force of START-II and conclusion >of START-III as soon as possible while preserving and strengthening the >Antiballistic 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." > >We do not believe it is possible for this to be interpreted in a way that >will allow the deployment of an NMD system, nor should it be so >interpreted. We therefore urge the US and Russia instead to proceed to the >negotiation of START-III at the lowest possible force levels and to the >immediate implementation of START-II. > >We note that the UN Secretary-General, and representatives of Russia, >China, the UK, France, Sweden, the European Community, the New Agenda >Coalition and the Non-Aligned movement have expressed the view that the ABM >treaty is the cornerstone of global strategic stability. > >The recent meeting of G8 foreign ministers has also expressed strong >concern over the possibility that the ABM treaty may be abrogated to allow >NMD to proceed, and has stated that they are 'deeply concerned' over >missile proliferation as a result of NMD. > >The Australian Senate on June 29th, passed a motion in which it called on >the US not to proceed with the deployment of an NMD system and in which it >called for the implementation of START-II as soon as possible, and the >negotiation of START-III at the lowest possible force levels. > >We note also recent expressions of concern within the US, by >Congresspeople, Nobel laureates, and other distinguished and influential >people and organizations. > > >America should not simply ignore the strongly repeated opinion of >governments and NGOs of the whole world, that NMD should not proceed, and >that the integrity of the ABM treaty should be maintained. > >Missile defence schemes respond to an exaggerated perception of the missile >threat from so-called 'Rogue States', (now termed 'States of Concern') are >not the solution to missile proliferation, sabotage nuclear disarmament >efforts to which the US is legally committed along with the rest of the >world, and decrease overall US and international security. > >There are serious doubts whether this system, or whether any missile >defence system, can ever work. The problems posed even by relatively >simple decoys are probably technically insoluble. The Welch Panel, an >independent team of scientists, released a report outlining the >probability of NMD systems failure due to time and schedule constraints. > >Instead of pursuing missile defence, it is vital that the US focus on >practical solutions to global strategic security. We therefore urge the >US and Russia, as the highest priority, to proceed to the elimination of >as many warheads as possible under any START-III agreement, the removal of >obstacles to the implementation of START-II, and the removal of >strategic missile forces from high alert status as advocated by the >Canberra Commission, subsequent UN resolutions and the final NPT >declaration. > > >Yours Sincerely, >(Signed) > >Bruna Nota, International President, Womens International League for Peace >and Freedom (WILPF), Geneva/NY., > >Commander Robert D. Green, RN (Retd.) Chair, World Court Project UK., >NZ/UK., >Dave Webb, Yorkshire CND, Yorks, UK., > >Vladimir Sliviak, 'ECODEFENSE', Russia, >Alisa Nikoulina, Social-Ecological Union Antinuclear Campaign, Moscow, >Galina Ragouzhina, World Information Service on Energy(WISE) Russia, > >Niel Arya, President, Physicians for Global Survival,(PGS) Canada., > >Rear-Admiral Eugene J. Carroll Jr, US Navy (Retd), Vice-President, Centre >for Defence Information,(CDI) Washington, USA., >Carah Ong, Coordinator, Abolition 2000, Santa Barbara, Calif, USA., >Martin Butcher, Director of Security Programs, Physicians for Social >Responsibility (PSR), Washington DC, USA., >Sally Light, Nuclear Weapons Program Analyst, Tri-Valley CARES, Livermore, >Calif, USA., >Alice Slater, President, Global Resource and Action Centre for the >Environment, (GRACE) NY, USA >Ellen Thomas, Executive Director, Proposition One Committee, Washington >DC., USA., >Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, >Gainesville, Florida., > >John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Australia Sydney, >Australia, >Irene Gale AM, Australian Peace Committee, Adelaide Australia, > > > >- > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > Alice Slater Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE) 15 East 26th Street, Room 915 New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 726-9161 fax: (212) 726-9160 email: aslater@gracelinks.org http://www.gracelinks.org GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network for the elimination nuclear weapons. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ End of abolition-usa-digest V1 #346 *********************************** - To unsubscribe to $LIST, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe $LIST" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.