PLEASE DO THIS ONE UP TO SEPTEMBER 1, WHEN THE GLOBAL FAX CAMPAIGN KICKS IN
ACTION ALERT PLEASE FAX TO EVERYONE
FAX HOWARD, DOWNER, BEAZLEY, BRERETON
Dear People,
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on nuclear weapons and Y2K, on
Thursday 12 Aug.
The resolution, as negotiated between the Dems, the ALP, and the
Government, represents real progress but it is not as good as we'd ideally
like.
But it is better passed than not passed, and it is simply fantastic that it
is being passed by both parties - ie unanimously.
Both the ALP (Breretons office) and the Government did not want to committ
themselves to implementing the 1996 reccomendations of the Canberra
Commission, that nuclear weapons be taken off hairtrigger alert - in spite
of the fact that a number of resolutions in the UN General Assembly
(including one the Senate called on the govt to support last year) have
called for the same thing.
DOWNER, BRERETON, HOWARD AND BEAZLEY NEED TO HEAR A MESSAGE FROM YOU.
THEY NEED TO BE ASKED IN THE STRONGEST OF TERMS TO SUPPORT THE CANBERRA
COMMISSION RECCOMMENDATIONS THAT NUCLEAR FORCES/WEAPON SYSTEMS BE TAKEN OFF
HAIRTRIGGER ALERT, AT LEAST OVER THE Y2K ROLLOVER PERIOD.
THEY NEED TO HEAR OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT ACCIDENTAL NUCLEAR WAR
IS A REAL IF SMALL POSSIBILITY IF THIS IS NOT DONE.
TELL THEM:
1)Congratulate them on having passed the resolution they just passed, and
on making it unanimous..
2)Urge that the government reconsider their current opposition to calling
on the weapons states to de- alert, and urge that the 1996 Canberra
Comissions strong reccommendation that strategic nuclear weapons be taken
off hairtrigger alert be adopted as government policy, and implemented
immediately.
3)Tell all of them that the threat of accidental nuclear war is entirely
real, that it has been warned of by the Federation of American Scientists,
by the British-American Security Information Council (BASIC) and by
military insider and analyst, Bruce Blair, who amongst his other
distinguished career highlights was for some two years a minuteman nuclear
missile launch control officer.
The fax numbers you need are:
John Howard, 02-6273-4100
Alexander Downer, 02-6273-4112
Laurie Brereton, 02-6277-8502,
Kim Beazley, 02-6277-8495.
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LL:AA: FAX DOWNER, BRERETON, RE Y2K AND TAKING N-WEAPONS OFF ALERT
FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign Tue, 24 Aug 1999 14:43:40 +1000
