Nuclear Weapons

Bipartisanship and Threats of War Toward Iran

Two former Senators -- conservative Democrat Chuck Robb and conservative Republican Dan Coats (that's what "bipartisan" means) -- have a jointly authored Op-Ed in The Washington Post today decreeing what the U.S.

Posted in election 2008, Politics, War/Empire, Iran, Nuclear Weapons

Preventing the Other Meltdown

The word "meltdown" came naturally to the lips last week, referring to the collapse of financial markets. But what about a real meltdown? The word came into popular usage to describe the melting of fuel rods in a nuclear reactor, a result of out-of-control overheating, leading to a dangerous release of radiation. But before that, meltdown defined not the accident of a power plant but the purpose of a nuclear bomb - the liquefaction through intense heat of metal, glass, and everything else caught in an atomic blast. Meltdown is the point.

Posted in Politics, War/Empire, Nuclear Weapons

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October 8, 2008
5:39 PM

CONTACT: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Leonor Tomero 202.546.0795 ext. 2104
202.262.3211 (mobile)
ltomero@armscontrolcenter.org

Signing of US-India Nuclear Deal Undermines Nonproliferation and Congressional Intent

Bush signed legislation this afternoon

WASHINGTON - October 8 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation warned that the U.S.-India nuclear agreement signed into law today, which reverses long-standing U.S. policy to allow nuclear trade with India, has gone from bad to worse as India pressed the administration to go back on its promises to Congress.

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Founded in 1980, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a leading advocate for prudent measures to prevent the spread of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Visit the Center online: www.armscontrolcenter.org

The Campaign for Responsibility in Nuclear Trade is a partnership project that believes the United States and India can and should expand their ties and common interests as free democracies, but opposes the proposed U.S.-Indian nuclear trade agreement. For more information, please visit www.responsiblenucleartrade.com

Posted in Politics, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Arms Race Feared After US-India Deal Passes

NEW YORK - Peace and disarmament advocacy groups have denounced the U.S.-India nuclear trade deal, saying Wednesday night's Senate vote to approve the agreement posed a serious threat to non-proliferation efforts worldwide.

Posted in Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons

US Overturns Ban on Nuclear Trade with India

BOMBAY - The United States yesterday overturned a three-decade ban on the trade of atomic fuel and technology with India, providing President Bush with what may prove his most significant foreign policy victory while in office.

Analysts say the landmark move underscores Washington's ambitions to champion India as an Asian counterweight to China. India has argued that access to nuclear power is essential to fuel its economic rise.

Posted in Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons

US-Indian Nuclear Deal Set To Face Final Hurdle

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced hope that a civilian nuclear pact with India will clear the last US legislative hurdle on Wednesday, saying it has "strong bipartisan support."

The deal, which would lift a three decade-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India, would go to a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, after it passed the House of Representatives on Saturday, congressional staff said.

Posted in Nuclear Weapons

That Sucks You Into Feelin' Like This

Remember the Communists? The Red Menace? You young people won't of course, because as I sit here Monday night writing this sorrowful recitation Public Television is furnishing me with a gleaming, glowing, grand video hagiography of Ronald Reagan, by which I understand that The Great Communicator defeated those evil, dangerous threats to the American Way Of Life through toughness, resolve and horsemanship.

Posted in Economy/Trade, Politics, War/Empire, Nuclear Weapons, Privatization

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September 17, 2008
3:18 PM

CONTACT: Council for a Livable World
Leonor Tomero 202.543.4100, ext. 2104
ltomero@clw.org

Thirty Four Independent Experts and Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing US India Nuclear Deal

WASHINGTON - September 17 - Thirty four independent experts and organizations sent a letter to members of Congress today asking them to resist pressure to rush toward approving the U.S.-India nuclear agreement in its current form.

The full five page letter is available online.

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Founded by nuclear scientist Leo Szilard in 1962, Council for a Livable World provides Members of Congress with technical information and operates a Candidate Fund that helps elect candidates who support sensible national security policies. Visit the Council online at http://www.clw.org

Posted in India, North America, Nuclear Weapons

Danger in South Asia

If most Americans think Iran and Georgia are the two most volatile flashpoints in the world, one can hardly blame them. The possibility that the Bush administration might strike at Tehran's nuclear facilities has been hinted about for the past two years, and the White House's pronouncements on Russia seem like Cold War déjà vu.

Posted in War/Empire, Afghanistan, India, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan

Iran's Road Less Traveled to Nukes

Posted in Media, Politics, Iran, Nuclear Weapons