Nuclear Weapons Abolition
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Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team
Website: http://beyondwar.org/documents/team%20rooms/Nuclear%20Weapons%20Abolition%20Action%20Team%20Application.doc
Location: global
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Sep 17
About our team
The Problem:
View: The Nuclear Story by the Global Zero campaign.
ACTIONS:
PREVIOUS ACTIONS:
BEYOND WAR AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
TEAM PURPOSE:
METHODS:
TEAM MEMBERSHIP:
TEAM RESOURCES:
RESOURCES:
TEAM LEADERS:
ACTIONS:
Five steps and two minutes to save the planet.
The greatest threat to our planet and future generations is nuclear weapons followed by global warming. There is now an incredible international effort to begin the work to ELIMINATE all nuclear weapons! The people have spoken and 73% of American's are in favor of eliminating these weapons. This is not a liberal or conservative idea. This is a survival idea. We all have many important concerns and issues. They do not matter if there is no planet. Will you take two minutes to make this happen?
1. Join Beyond War in following the work of the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World.
2. Sign on to the International Global Zero campaign. Check out their amazing list of signatories.
3. Contact President Obama @ the White House and voice your support of his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, an integral part of building a world beyond war.
4. Calculate the cost to your community of nuclear weapons programs through the Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Project.
5. Finally, pass this invitation on to everyone and every list you have. We can do it! Thanks.
Previous Actions
1. Beyond War and the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team joined the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World as a coalition partner and helped gather over 70,000 signatures that were presented to President Obama in March calling on the U.S. to take the lead in eliminating global nuclear weapons.
2. Beyond War worked with Change.org in efforts to make nuclear weapons abolition a "Priority" issue for the Obama Administration. TheNuclear Age Peace Foundation, a friend of Beyond War, entered an idea:"US Leadership to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Globally" and got this proposal into the finalist tier of those getting more than 2500 votes.
Beyond War and nuclear weapons
The existence of nuclear weapons is a core reason of why war is obsolete and why Beyond War exists. Abolishing them will be an important step in the survival of our planet.
However, that important step alone does not address the root cause of war. A vital parallel process must be educating and working with others involved with the effort to identify effective alternatives to war as a means of resolving conflict.
Beyond War is uniquely positioned at this time through its Guiding Principles and Core Practices (DNA) with growing geographic teams and membership to play a leadership role in this community on these efforts. It is fitting that the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team be designated the first Beyond War "issue team."
Purpose
Relating directly to our Introduction and Study Series, the purpose of this team is to educate, highlight and support the "best practices" efforts of our time to eliminate the greatest threat of our time, namely the very existence of nuclear weapons. This threat was the impetus for and is at the crux of Beyond War's formation and Guiding Principles. Among these efforts will be providing Beyond War's endorsement of the bipartisan work of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and its umbrella organizations while working with others to seek an even broader public and international endorsement.
Methods
Using the Beyond War principles our team focus will be working with others, both individuals, groups and organizations, to build and support an international community that will provide awareness of the best opportunities to eliminate the deadliest tool of war -- namely nuclear weapons. Beyond War has a unique role to play in this effort. In eliminating nuclear weapons as an instrument of war, the obsolescence of war itself becomes evident with the need to identify alternatives to resolve international conflict.
Team Membership
The work of this team will be open to anyone who holds the same values and interests. It will provide an important action for those looking for a "next step" in their Beyond War work and support. While all are welcome to participate, team membership requires Beyond War membership. The rationale for this recognizes the unique role of Beyond War in this critical effort to eliminate nuclear weapons and ultimately war itself. It is from within this framework that our actions will be formulated.
Team Resources
All of Beyond War's materials address the work of this team. All are invited to submit materials, resources and articles to this effort. The resource page will be dynamic as additional sources are added. Please check back often. Current resources and campaigns include the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World of which Beyond War is a partner organization.
Resources
Kissinger, Nunn, Schultz and Perry call for A World Free of Nuclear Weapons.
"How Long Will Our Luck Hold" Time Magazine 2/09
Nuclear Weapons and your community (3/09) - Budgets are moral documents. In this time of economic crisis as tax day approaches we must prioritize our budgets. This project will provide calculations on the cost to your community of nuclear weapons programs. Let us know of your interest.
President Obama's historic 4/5/09 Prague no nuke speech -
excerpts and complete speech.
Making peace cool Stephen Colbert and Queen Noor.Colbert endorses Global Zero campaign.
Bob Dodge and Mary Olson -- Ventura Team Leaders have agreed to spearhead this team along with the Ventura Team.
Bob Dodge & Mary Olson
View: The Nuclear Story by the Global Zero campaign.
ACTIONS:
PREVIOUS ACTIONS:
BEYOND WAR AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
TEAM PURPOSE:
METHODS:
TEAM MEMBERSHIP:
TEAM RESOURCES:
RESOURCES:
TEAM LEADERS:
ACTIONS:
Five steps and two minutes to save the planet.
The greatest threat to our planet and future generations is nuclear weapons followed by global warming. There is now an incredible international effort to begin the work to ELIMINATE all nuclear weapons! The people have spoken and 73% of American's are in favor of eliminating these weapons. This is not a liberal or conservative idea. This is a survival idea. We all have many important concerns and issues. They do not matter if there is no planet. Will you take two minutes to make this happen?
1. Join Beyond War in following the work of the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World.
2. Sign on to the International Global Zero campaign. Check out their amazing list of signatories.
3. Contact President Obama @ the White House and voice your support of his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, an integral part of building a world beyond war.
4. Calculate the cost to your community of nuclear weapons programs through the Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Project.
5. Finally, pass this invitation on to everyone and every list you have. We can do it! Thanks.
Previous Actions
1. Beyond War and the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team joined the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World as a coalition partner and helped gather over 70,000 signatures that were presented to President Obama in March calling on the U.S. to take the lead in eliminating global nuclear weapons.
2. Beyond War worked with Change.org in efforts to make nuclear weapons abolition a "Priority" issue for the Obama Administration. TheNuclear Age Peace Foundation, a friend of Beyond War, entered an idea:"US Leadership to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Globally" and got this proposal into the finalist tier of those getting more than 2500 votes.
Beyond War and nuclear weapons
The existence of nuclear weapons is a core reason of why war is obsolete and why Beyond War exists. Abolishing them will be an important step in the survival of our planet.
However, that important step alone does not address the root cause of war. A vital parallel process must be educating and working with others involved with the effort to identify effective alternatives to war as a means of resolving conflict.
Beyond War is uniquely positioned at this time through its Guiding Principles and Core Practices (DNA) with growing geographic teams and membership to play a leadership role in this community on these efforts. It is fitting that the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team be designated the first Beyond War "issue team."
Purpose
Relating directly to our Introduction and Study Series, the purpose of this team is to educate, highlight and support the "best practices" efforts of our time to eliminate the greatest threat of our time, namely the very existence of nuclear weapons. This threat was the impetus for and is at the crux of Beyond War's formation and Guiding Principles. Among these efforts will be providing Beyond War's endorsement of the bipartisan work of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and its umbrella organizations while working with others to seek an even broader public and international endorsement.
Methods
Using the Beyond War principles our team focus will be working with others, both individuals, groups and organizations, to build and support an international community that will provide awareness of the best opportunities to eliminate the deadliest tool of war -- namely nuclear weapons. Beyond War has a unique role to play in this effort. In eliminating nuclear weapons as an instrument of war, the obsolescence of war itself becomes evident with the need to identify alternatives to resolve international conflict.
Team Membership
The work of this team will be open to anyone who holds the same values and interests. It will provide an important action for those looking for a "next step" in their Beyond War work and support. While all are welcome to participate, team membership requires Beyond War membership. The rationale for this recognizes the unique role of Beyond War in this critical effort to eliminate nuclear weapons and ultimately war itself. It is from within this framework that our actions will be formulated.
Team Resources
All of Beyond War's materials address the work of this team. All are invited to submit materials, resources and articles to this effort. The resource page will be dynamic as additional sources are added. Please check back often. Current resources and campaigns include the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World of which Beyond War is a partner organization.
Resources
Kissinger, Nunn, Schultz and Perry call for A World Free of Nuclear Weapons.
"How Long Will Our Luck Hold" Time Magazine 2/09
Nuclear Weapons and your community (3/09) - Budgets are moral documents. In this time of economic crisis as tax day approaches we must prioritize our budgets. This project will provide calculations on the cost to your community of nuclear weapons programs. Let us know of your interest.
President Obama's historic 4/5/09 Prague no nuke speech -
excerpts and complete speech.
Making peace cool Stephen Colbert and Queen Noor.Colbert endorses Global Zero campaign.
Bob Dodge and Mary Olson -- Ventura Team Leaders have agreed to spearhead this team along with the Ventura Team.
Bob Dodge & Mary Olson
Discussion Forum
Getting To Zero: How Americans Reason About Nuclear Disarmament, Terrorism and National Defense
Started by Bill Scheurer Dec. 2, 2008.
Nuclear trade with India 2 Replies
Started by Melissa Ruhl. Last reply by Melissa Ruhl Oct. 15, 2008.
Los Angeles Nuclear Disarmament Conference Sept 6
Started by Roger Eaton Aug. 3, 2008.
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Comment by Bridget Nolan on September 16, 2009 at 6:07pm
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Hey Everyone,
So I have been organizing for Global Zero which is a worldwide organization working with political leaders to eliminate nuclear weapons. I have been asked to start a chapter at the University of Oregon. On Thursday September 24th we are having a community forum in the Eugene Library conference room Tykeson at 4:15, to not only introduce everyone to Global Zero but also have an open discussion about what everyone would like to see the organization bring to the city of Eugene. If you have more questions you can e-mail me, Bridget at globalzero.uo@gmail.com
Thanks so much! Hope to see you there
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Comment by Melissa Ruhl on July 5, 2009 at 12:58pm -
Here is a great article on Obama's nuclear free world vision. Not surprisingly, it started years ago, back in the 80s.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/world/05nuclear.html?_r=1&hp
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Comment by Bob Dodge on May 28, 2009 at 10:39pm -
The focus of our Nuclear Weapons Abolition Team is primarily on nuclear weapons. That said there are many overlapping issues in relationship to nuclear energy. These include: risks of environmental, health and sabotage of the entire nuclear fuel cycle, costs both economic in this highly subsidized industry and of non-funding of alternative renewable energy sources.
Nuclear Energy - Issues
Green Technology
Nuclear Energy is marketed as a green technology. Green technology means use of the technology in such a manner that it will not affect the environment and will not harm the natural resources. They should be environmental friendly. There is significant debate as to the net energy gain from nuclear energy when the entire fuel cycle from uranium mining and its energy requirements to transport of ore to the processing and enrichment and then re-transport to the reactors coupled with the energy costs of building, running and ultimate decommissioning of the nuclear plants.
Environmental Risks
Nuclear fuel rods present tremendous exponential environmental and health risks throughout the entire fuel cycle. From the mining with the residual radioactive wastes left behind requiring containment and security to the rod production themselves and their transport, use and storage after use. Every single contact becomes a radioactive contaminated potentially dangerous fingerprint. At each step the health and well being of workers and local communities has to be safeguarded. The potential for error or accident is present throughout the cycle. In addition the "spent" rods must be stored for centuries and remain vulnerable throughout. Plutonium 239 a byproduct and component of the nuclear fuel cycle and an important nuclear bomb material has a half live of 24,000 years. Unintended human contact to any of these isotopes has tremendous health risks including death.
Costs
Nuclear Energy is a tremendously subsidized industry. There are significant debates as to whether or not it would be economically viable without these subsides. Perhaps the greatest cost is the lost opportunities to fund alternative green renewable energy sources.
Security Risks
Perhaps the greatest issue related to nuclear energy is the security risks. Many of the steps in the fuel cycle are highly vulnerable to attack, theft, sabotage, or diversion. There are significant dangers in the enrichment cycle of uranium to fuel grade and potential further enrichment to weapons grade materials to the diversion of materials for crude low yield weapons. All aspects of transport present opportunities for accident, hijack or attack. The nuclear reactor sites themselves are virtual nuclear bombs with the potential for accident or attack at many points in their facility. This is further compounded by the vast spent fuel storage requirements either on site or less likely off site at storage facilities for centuries to come.
Summary
In summary, each of these issues must be carefully considered as we work to meet our energy needs. We must also consider the legacy of our actions on future generations. There are many other safer renewable energy technologies that need to be further explored and developed to meet our energy demands for the future.
submitted Robert Dodge 5/28/09
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Comment by Nam Le on May 19, 2009 at 12:01pm
- Hi, I am a student of Portland State University, and I am taking " Beyond war" class. One of my assignment is to contact with an issue team, and ask questions. I am very intersting in nuclear weapon abolition issue team. And I just wonder what you guys ideas about the issue of using nuclear enegy. what are pros and cons for this
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Hi Everyone, I am new member and a student at the University of Oregon and trying to go to Grad School for Arms Control but anyways I just got ahold of the the Berlin Article VI the Forum of the Middle Powers Initiative if people want to know what is going on abroad regarding Nuclear Disarmament. Also one of the women Rebecca Johnson I have actually interviewed if anyone wants to know about that just e-mail me! Thanks!
http://www.gsinstitute.org/mpi/pubs/A6F_Berlin_summary.pdf
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Comment by Melissa Ruhl on January 4, 2009 at 1:59pm
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i thought this was an interesting video that you all might enjoy. it's called hiroshima: right or wrong?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHg0-fph1Vg&sdig=1
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