“Bombplex 2030”
Complex 2030 is the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plan to replace the entire nuclear stockpile with more usable nuclear weapons. The program demands major tax-payer money. Masked in deceptive speech, the plan aims to be the “future of the nuclear weapons complex,” responding to the “changing technical, geopolitical or military needs.” Under the phraseology of “reduction” it aims instead toward a new era of nuclear proliferation. The public scoping period began October 19, 2006 and ends January 17, 2006. For more information go to http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/ North Korea Nuclear Crisis
SOLVING THE KOREAN STALEMATE, ONE STEP AT A TIME
With the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula, there was a consensus that the forces of South Korea and the United States could overwhelmingly defeat North Korea. But it was also known that North Korea could quickly launch more than 20,000 shells and missiles into nearby Seoul. The American commander in South Korea, Gen. Gary Luck, estimated that total casualties would far exceed those of the Korean War. (cont'd)
IN A TEST, A REASON TO TALK BILATERAL DIPLOMACY COULD STILL ROLL BACK NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARMS EFFORT
Paradoxical as it may seem, Pyongyang staged the test as a last-ditch effort to jump-start a bilateral dialogue on the normalization of relations that the United States has so far spurned. Over and over, I was told that Pyongyang wants bilateral negotiations to set the stage for implementation of the denuclearization agreement it concluded in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2005, with the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. (cont'd)
NORTH KOREAN THREAT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. HYPOCRISY, DISMAL FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION
"Once again, as with Iran, we have a potentially nuclear-armed adversary seeking direct talks with the U.S. government, and once again the Bush Administration refuses to hold such talks," said Kevin Martin, Executive Director of Peace Action Education Fund. "Does Bush know what the word 'diplomacy' means? How can he say he is taking all possible steps to prevent conflicts, and yet adamantly refuse the most basic step, which is to talk, without preconditions, to one's adversary?" (cont'd)
STATEMENT ON THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR WEAPON TEST
The test explosion of a nuclear weapon, announced today by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was an irresponsible and dangerous action that can only be seen as a giant step backward for the people of North Korea and for the entire North Asian region. The government of Kim Jong Il has undermined the stability of the region and has jeopardized the security and well being of its own people, who may now suffer the repercussions of an outraged and anxious international community. (cont'd)