The Sunflower No.53 Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit source - Carah Lynn Ong The Sunflower Online monthly newsletter of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation October 2001 (No. 53) The Sunflower is a monthly e-newsletter providing educational information on nuclear weapons abolition and other issues relating to global security. Back issues are available at http://www.wagingpeace.org/sf/backissues.html I N T H I S I S S U E PERSPECTIVE LONE VOICE FOR PEACE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE NUCLEAR TERRORISM NUCLEAR MATTERS NUCLEAR WASTE NUCLEAR COLONIALISM NUCLEAR INSANITY ARMS EXPORTS NAPF HAPPENINGS BOOK REVIEW RESOURCES ************ PERSPECTIVE ************ Hope Will Shape Our Future By David Krieger Terrorist acts are the acts of people who have given up hope that they can be heard or achieve their goals by more reasonable forms of discourse and action. Terrorist acts are not acts of first recourse. They are acts of desperation, sending messages in blood and death. They are acts of individuals whose only hope lies in the worst forms of cruelty without regard for the welfare of their innocent victims. There is no doubt that terrorists are criminals and should be punished for their crimes, including those against humanity. International terrorism is a problem of the global community and should be punished by international tribunals established for this purpose. The international community, through the United Nations, should also be mobilized to join hands in the fight to prevent all forms of terrorism. We need to clearly grasp the fact that the consequences of acts of terrorism in a nuclear-armed world could grow much worse than what we have yet seen. Nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists could mean the destruction of cities rather than buildings. The vulnerability of our high-tech societies to terrorism places civilization itself at risk. The stakes are very high. We must put an end to terrorism. To do this, we must be able to offer some hope to terrorists and would-be terrorists that their lives can be made better through political discourse and action. Thus, no one on our planet can be excluded from the hope of living a decent life, from living with dignity and justice. Each person excluded from this hope is a potential terrorist, a potential recruit as a saboteur of our vulnerable civilization. Military power alone cannot solve our problem and make the world safe from terrorism. In fact, military power - because it is a blunt instrument likely to cause more innocent deaths - is likely to reinforce the hopelessness of those attacked and create a greater pool from which to recruit terrorists. Hopeless enemies will find ways to attack us where we are most vulnerable, and we are vulnerable nearly everywhere: our cities, our water, our air, our energy, our transportation, our communications, our financial institutions, and our liberties. Therefore, our policies must build hope by waging peace against poverty and oppression and by encouraging an open forum through the United Nations for listening to grievances and responding to them with justice. The future of our planet will be shaped by hope, and hope itself will be shaped by the policies and leadership of the United States. We must choose hope and foster it, not only for ourselves, but for every citizen of our planet. We must give hope, to even those who hate us and, in doing so, turn potential enemies into allies in the struggle for a better world. To read the full article "Hope Will Shape Our Future," please visit: http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/01.10/011001kriegerhope.htm The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation has devoted a section of its website to the 11 September events. The section offers alternative responses to the use of military force; background information on US policies in the Middle East, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden; perspectives on the events from staff and advisors; and ideas for citizen action to wage peace instead of war. Please visit our site at: http://www.wagingpeace.org/terrorism/index.htm ********************* LONE VOICE FOR PEACE ********************* Representative Barbara Lee Speaks for Reason and Restraint With a vote of 420 to 1, Representative Barbara Lee (D-California) was the only Member of Congress to vote against H.J. Resolution 64. The resolution declared a state of war "between the US and any entity determined by the President to have planned, carried out, or otherwise supported the attacks against the US on September 11, 2001," The resolution also authorized the President to use "US Armed Forces and all other necessary resources of the US Government against any such entity in order to bring conflict to a successful termination." On 14 September, Representative Lee, addressed the House of Representatives. In her speech, Lee stated: "September 11 changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States. "I know that this use-of-force resolution will pass although we all know that the President can wage war even without this resolution. However difficult this vote may be, some of us must urge the use of restraint. There must be some of us who say, let's step back for a moment and think through the implication of our actions today-let us more fully understand their consequences." To read Representative Lee's full speech, please visit her website at http://www.house.gov/lee/. If you are a US citizen, please help Barbara Lee by calling and writing your Member of Congress and telling them that Lee should not have voted alone on H.J. Res. 64. To contact your elected officials, call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or find your elected officials online at: Senators: http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm Representatives: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html ************************** BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ************************** Missile Defense Receives $3 Billion Funding Increase From 2001 Budget Although the proposed US missile defense systems would have been utterly useless in the 11 September terrorist attacks, the Pentagon and other proponents of the systems are using the attacks to boost funding for missile defense in the US 2002 fiscal year (FY 2002) defense budget. Prior to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Senate Armed Services Committee was recommending to cut $1.3 billion from President Bush's request of $8.3 for all forms of missile defense. The Committee said that the request from the administration was more than it could realistically spend in FY 2002. The Defense authorization bill provides $7 to $8.3 billion for missile defense (the President is provided authority to spend $1.3 billion either for missile defense or to combat terrorism), including activities that may or may not violate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in the coming months. Prior to the 11 September attacks, the Committee had a provision in the bill requiring the President to come back to Congress before abrogating the ABM Treaty. This language that was dropped from the Defense bill would have provided Congress an opportunity to vote on funding any missile defense expenditure that would violate the ABM Treaty. On 16 September, Ari Fleischer, Press Secretary, said that at the White was no question of balancing threats from terrorism and from missiles. Fleischer stated, "The two are not connected. The United States still faces risks of many natures. This was a terrorist risk that was carried out in a different form of delivery, within our borders. But that does not mean there are not other threats out there that also need to be addressed, per missile defense." The missile defense debate is not being pursued because of Congress's readiness to rally behind the president in the wake of the attacks. A House Democrat aide that opposes the missile defense explained, "What happened Tuesday was just so terrible that people are rallying round, saying we have to let the president lead us. So we're going to give him a lot of leeway." On 2 October, the Senate approved $345 billion for the FY 2002 Defense Authorization Bill, $1.3 billion more than Bush initially requested. The bill includes all $8.3 billion for missile defense spending. The measure will increase defense spending by $34.2 billion over FY 2001, an 11% increase. Missile defense received a $3 billion increase over the authorized FY 2001 budget, a 56 % increase. (sources: AP, 3 October 2001; New York Times, 14 September 2001) Greenland Welcomes Upgrade of Crucial Radar Station Greenland's home rule welcomed an upgrade of the US radar station on the Arctic island as part of the US missile defense plans under the provision that the plans do not have an offensive purpose. In the softening of its position in regards to the upgrade, the home rule urged the US to compromise with Russia and China on its strategy and not to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. Greenland is considered a territory of the Danish government which is responsible for its foreign, security and defense policy. Current US missile defense plans will require extended use of the US Thule air base located in the northwestern part of Greenland. Built in the 1950s, the base is part of a chain of radar facilities that extends from Alaska to the UK and plays a crucial role in US missile defense plans. Greenland's home rule Prime Minister Jonathan Motzfeldt stated, "If the upgrade is a modernization, it is fine with us. We just want to be assured that a modernization is not used for anything offensive and it must not have any element of armament." In 1987, the Danish parliament passed a resolution forbidding the use of the Thule base for offensive purposes or in contradiction of the ABM Treaty. (source: Reuters; 3 September 2001) ******************** NUCLEAR TERRORISM ******************** IAEA Calls for Nuclear Power Plant Protection Delegates from 132 nations attending an annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference in Vienna, Austria on 17 September urged for tightened security. They also noted the need to make sure nuclear materials are kept out of the hands of terrorists. Governments fearing a suicide jetliner crash at nuclear power plants have tightened security outside nuclear power and radioactive waste facilities worldwide in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. According to David Kyd, a spokesman for the IAEA, the architects of the world's nuclear power plants designed to withstand ground vehicle attacks, not airborne. Most nuclear power plants were built during the 1960s and 1970s and were designed to withstand only accidental impacts from smaller aircraft widely used at the time. A US official stated that a direct hit of a nuclear plant by a modern-day jumbo jet traveling at high speed "could result in a Chernobyl situation." According to the IAEA, if an airliner hit a nuclear power plant, the reactor would not explode, but the strike could destroy the plant's cooling systems, causing the nuclear fuel storage tanks to overheat and produce a steam explosion that would release lethal radioactivity into the atmosphere. Paul Levanthal, president of the Nuclear Control Institute in Washington, stated "The problem is that the [nuclear] industry has been in a deep state of denial for many years and they don't want to unduly alarm the public. We feel that the public should be alarmed. We're in a new era, and we must protect these plants in extraordinary ways." (source: AP, 17 September 2001) ******************* NUCLEAR MATTERS ******************* Japanese Town Conducts Nuclear Disaster Drill On Saturday, 29 September 2001, Tokaimura, Japan, 70 miles north of Tokyo, held a city-wide nuclear disaster drill. Some 2,600 people, including elementary and kindergarten students, local officials and soldiers from the Self Defense Forces, participated in the drill. Tokaimura City Official Kunihiko Yasu said that the drill was the first to include elementary school and kindergarten students, who donned gauze masks and vacated their classrooms as part of the drill. Municipal officials rushed to command posts after receiving a mock report of a radiation leak, while sirens wailed and buses shuttled evacuees to safe areas. The nuclear disaster drill was staged on the wake of the anniversary of Japan's worst atomic energy accident. On 30 September 1999, a radiation leak at the Tokaimura fuel reprocessing plant killed two workers and injured many others. Two workers who, in trying to save time, mixed excessive amounts of uranium in buckets instead of using designated mechanized tanks, triggered the leak. Six former reprocessing plant officials have been charged with negligence in the leak. Japan has 51 nuclear reactors which provide approximately one third of the nation's energy supply. Nuclear power is being promoted as the solution to Japan's energy needs, but accidents and mishaps have heightened public concern over the safety of the nuclear industry. Japan's Coast Guard has taken unprecedented measures in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US to protect the country's nuclear reactors. Japanese officials have voiced fears that the reactors could become targets of terror attacks. More nuclear disaster drills are scheduled for later this year on the northern island of Hokkaido on how to respond to attacks. (source: AP, 29 September 2001; Reuters, 2 October 2001) US Conducts Subcritical Nuclear Test After experiencing technical problems with the "Oboe 7" subcritical nuclear test, the US Department of Energy (DoE) has pushed back its detonation until sometime in the next US budget fiscal year, which begins on 1 October 2001. "Oboe 8," the last in the "Oboe" series of subcritical tests was detonated on 26 September 2001 at the Nevada Test Site, 80 miles north of Las Vegas. The "Oboe" subcritical tests were prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California and detonated some 1,000 feet underground in a specially made reusable chamber. Although subcritical nuclear tests are not considered full nuclear tests because they do not achieve a self-sustained chain reaction, the tests do involve high explosives blown up with fissile material (usually plutonium). Sophisticated equipment record data from the test that is later fed into computers. The DoE claims that subcritical tests are needed to maintain the safety and reliability of the US nuclear stockpile. However, the tests violate the spirit of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and are really part of an aggressive nuclear weapons development program. Next year, the DoE plans to detonate another series of underground subcritical tests at the Nevada Test Site prepared by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. LLNL and LANL are the DoE's primary nuclear weapons research and development laboratories. Under a contract with the DoE, the University of California is responsible for management and oversight of LLNL and LANL. Find out more about the link between the University of California and the DoE at http://www.ucnuclearfree.org. (source: Sally Light, Executive Director of the Nevada Desert Experience; conversation with official from US DoE, 25 September 2001) UK Atomic Energy Authority Admits Baby Bones Used in Nuclear Tests The UK Atomic Energy Authority admitted that thigh bones were removed from the bodies of dead babies without parents' consent for testing from 3,400 children between 1954 and 1970. The bones were collected from hospitals throughout the UK to allow scientists to establish what effect the fallout from nuclear tests being carried out around the world was having on health. Doctors feared that the radioactive fallout from nuclear tests was contaminating milk and could be building up to dangerous levels in children's bones. A spokesman for the UK Atomic Energy Authority stated, "We used child bone samples supplied by hospitals following post-mortem. Regrettably it is clear that parental consent for the samples was not sought at the time. I do not know the dates of the rules and regulations, but I am pretty sure in the 1950s doctors would have just said the research was all for the best and the samples could just be taken." After incineration, the bones were analyzed for the presence of the radioactive isotope strontium-90, a chemical that works in the same way as calcium. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Parents for a Public Inquiry into Organ Retention stated, "Parents up until now have had no say in anything that has been done to their children after death. We need a law that says if you touch our children without our knowledge or consent, you will go to jail." Member of Parliament Hilton Dawson (Lancaster) is calling for a full inquiry into reports that the Lancaster Royal Infirmary was involved in the research project between 1955 and 1971. (source: BBC; 30 September 2001) **************** NUCLEAR WASTE **************** UK Spent Fuel Reprocessing Plant Shuts Down Both nuclear fuel reprocessing plants at Sellafield in Cumbria, UK were shut down on 21 September due to high level nuclear waste reaching unacceptable levels. The UK Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII), a government regulator, has been critical of British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) for failure to deal with heat producing waste, the most dangerous material stored at the plant. Despite attempts to reduce the amount of liquid waste, the plant has broken down repeatedly and been out of operation for most of this year. The plant is meant to turn waste into more manageable gas blocks. The amount of waste at the plant is rising instead of falling. The reprocessing plant deals with spent fuel from nuclear reactors in the UK as well as from customers in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Italy. The NII warned BNFL in August that unless it reduced the amount of waste in holding tanks at Sellafield--currently more than 1,550 cubic meters--by 35 cubic meters each year for the next 14 years, the plant would be shut down. This year, the amount of waste at the plant has increased by more than 100 cubic meters. The plant has only achieved 34 percent of its potential production in a decade, leading to the build up of high level radioactive wastes. The Irish government has protested to the British government the threat posed by the waste to its citizens. (source: Guardian Unlimited; 22 September 2001) Minatom Selects Permanent Geological Waste Repository ECODEFENSE!, a Russian environmental organization, disclosed documents on 3 October confirming Russia's intent to establish a geological repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel that has accumulated in the country and around the world. Documents obtained from the Khlopin Radium Institute, the research branch of the Russian nuclear industry, demonstrate that the industry has been actively researching the Nizhnekansky granitoid massif, located near the city of Krasnoyarsk-26 in Middle Siberia as a possible repository site since 1998. The research information has never appeared in Russian press or in official statements from Minatom, Russia's atomic energy agency. The local population was also never informed of the research. The Nizhnekansky site is located approximately 15 miles outside the city of Krasnoyarsk-26. It is a nuclear facility built by the USSR for military purposes, including plutonium production. Research for establishing a geological repository at this site has been funded for the past three years by Finland, Japan and the US. Nizhnekansky was chosen out of an initial 20 reviewed sites because of its ancient gneiss bedding and massifs of granitoid rocks. In Summer 2001, Russian authorities approved new legislation allowing Minatom to import spent nuclear fuel for reprocessing or storage. However, the documents obtained by ECODEFENSE! from the Khlopin Radium Institute expose that the intent of the nuclear industry is not to reprocess or store foreign spent nuclear fuel, but rather to dump it permanently in the Siberian site. Minatom documents released in early 2001 outline plans to import several thousands of tons of spent nuclear fuel from Taiwan and other countries to Krasnoyarsk-26 facilities, which is currently able to store up to 6,000 tons of waste. Vladimir Slivyak, co-chairman of ECODEFENSE!, stated, "Minatom prepares to set up a repository for the world's nuclear waste which it hopes will be imported to Russia through the next ten years. It didn't care about the opinion of the people when new legislation allowing the import of waste was approved. Why should they pay attention to the opinion of the people when setting up the geologic repository near a city with a population of over one million? This scandalous activity of Minatom must be stopped using democratic mechanisms-combining protests, work to change legislation and finally a national referendum." (source: http://www.ecodefense.ru; 3 October 2001) *********************** NUCLEAR COLONIALSIM *********************** Former Workers at Polynesian Nuclear Test Sites Unite 2 July 2001 marked the 35th anniversary of the first atmospheric nuclear test by France in Polynesia. More than 150 Polynesians who have worked at the nuclear test sites in Moruroa and Fangutaufa atolls during the period of 1966 to 1996 have organized an association called "Moruroa e Tatou" (Moruroa and Us). The purpose of Moruroa e Tatou is to support the former test site workers and, in particular, to assist those who are concerned about their health and the health of their children. Since the official formation of the association on 4 July 2001, more than 400 Polynesians have become members. One of the first activities of the association will be the analysis of a member health questionnaire. In France, former members of the French army have united in two associations--one of veterans who were involved in French tests in Algeria and one of those involved in Polynesia. On 19 January 2002, the organizations of former test site workers are invited for a Conference at the French Senate. For more information, please contact the Comite de suivi Moruroa e Tatou, BP 5456, Pirae, Tahiti or send an email to johndoom@mail.pf. ******************* NUCLEAR INSANITY ******************* Father of Neutron Bomb Outlines Plan to "do in" Taliban and bin Laden Sam Cohen, the scientist who invented the neutron bomb, outlined a plan for the Bush administration and Congress to use a small neutron bomb "to do in" the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. Cohen argues that the use of the neutron bomb against the Taliban and bin Laden would go right to the core of the terrorist threat and satisfy American "impatience." Cohen stated in an interview with NewsMax.com, "My offhand guess is that the majority of Americans couldn't care less how we 'do in' the Taliban and bin Laden and company, provided we get it done and [quickly]." While Cohen agrees that the global terrorist threat is going to go on for years, he has told policy-makers that the "name of the game right now is Afghanistan [and] bin Laden." He also stated that the US needs a quick highly visible strike to begin that war. Because the Taliban and terrorist camps are "going to be on the move" and will be burrowing and burying themselves while continuing training exercises, Cohen argues the US needs a carefully targeted weapon that would impose "mass destruction," while providing an element of surprise. Cohen is proposing to reconfigure Minuteman missiles by diffusing the thermonuclear component and keeping the "trigger" at the kiloton level. The "kiloton fission" would be a deadly force with a radius of about two-thirds of a mile "towards killing people who are exposed." According to Cohen, this "ought to cover the area of a training camp." (source: Newsmax.com, 24 September 2001) Pentagon Deliberates Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Retaliation The US Department of Defense (DoD) recommended to President George W. Bush the use of tactical nuclear weapons as a military option in retaliation to the 11 September terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Centers. In an interview on ABC television's "This Week" Sunday Program, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld refused to rule out the use of tactical nuclear weapons in retaliation. US diplomatic sources said that the Pentagon recommended the use of tactical nuclear weapons after learning of the unprecedented number of US civilian casualties. According to military analysts, Pentagon officials are deliberating the use of tactical nuclear weapons because of their ability to reach and destroy terrorists hiding in an underground bunker while "limiting" damage to surrounding areas. The US conducted an air raid on Libya in 1986 attempting to kill Col. Moammar Gadhafi. In 1998, the US fired a cruise missile in Afghanistan attempting to kill Osama bin Laden. Since these attempts failed, the DoD is recommending the use of tactical nuclear weapons because they would cause greater destruction than conventional air raids and cruise missiles. (source: Japan Times; 20 September 2001) ************** ARMS EXPORTS ************** US: Leader in Arms Exports The US Congressional Research Service recently released its annual report on conventional arms sales to the developing world for fiscal year 2000. The US maintained its leadership in arms exports to developing countries and the entire world. Nearly 70% of US contracts in the past few years have been with developing countries, with countries in the Middle East and Asia receiving approximately 75% and 25%, respectively, of new contracts between 1997 and 2000. China, a country often accused by US officials of proliferating arms, was the eighth highest supplier, with only $400 million in new contracts. Top 10 Arms Suppliers Worldwide 2000 (agreements in millions of US dollars): Supplier Agreements US $18,562 Russia $7,700 France $4,100 Spain $1,500 Germany $1,100 Israel $ 600 UK $600 China $400 Turkey $300 Sweden $200 Top 10 Recipients of Arms Exports in Developing World 2000 (agreements in millions of US dollars): Recipient Agreement United Arab Emirates $7,400 India $4,800 South Korea $2,300 China $2,100 Egypt $1,800 Israel $1,600 Singapore $1,600 Saudi Arabia $500 North Korea $400 Malaysia $400 Top 10 Defense Companies 2000 (revenue in millions of US dollars) Company Country Defense Revenue Lockheed Martin Co. US $18,000 Boeing Company US $17,000 Raytheon Company US $14,033 BAE Systems UK $13,247.5 General Dynamics US $6,542 Northrop Grumman Corp. US $5,600 EADS France $4,559.8 Thales France $4,261.5 United Technologies Corp. US $4,130.0 TRW, Inc. US $4,000 (source: Congressional Research Service, 16 August 2001; Defense News, 30 July-5 August 2001; Arms Sales Monitor, September 2001) ***************** NAPF HAPPENINGS ***************** Annual Awards Dinner Since 1984 the Foundation has honored some of the great peace leaders of our time with its Distinguished Peace Leadership Award. This year the Foundation will honor Craig Kielburger and Hafsat Abiola, courageous young leaders, in order to highlight the extraordinary contributions made by youth in shaping humanity's future. Craig is a 18-year-old young man from Toronto. He is founder of Free the Children and has traveled the world on behalf of children's rights. Hafsat Abiola is a 25-year-old woman from Lagos, Nigeria and founder of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND). Hafsat has been a tireless advocate for human rights, women and children throughout the African continent. The awards will be presented at a dinner and ceremony on Friday, November 9th in Santa Barbara, CA. For more information about the recipients or the event, please contact Chris Pizzinat at the Foundation's offices at +1 (805) 965-3443 or by e-mail at cpizzinat@napf.org. ************* BOOK REVIEW ************* Echoes of Sanshin: A Tribute to Okinawa By Andrea Redford, Translation by Miki Fukui Echoes of Sanshin: A Tribute to Okinawa is a production of poems in English and Japanese dedicated to all generations of Okinawan people who have exemplified dignity and peacekeeping. The book was inspired by the author's trip to the G8 Summit activities held in Okinawa in July 2000. To order a copy, please send a check or money order in the amount of $15.00 to Andrea Redford, 3145 Geary Blvd #242, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. ************ RESOURCES ************ Visit the ever-evolving website of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at Http://www.wagingpeace.org The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation has devoted a section of its website to the 11 September events. The section offers alternative responses to the use of military force; background information on US policies in the Middle East, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden; perspectives on the events from staff and advisors; and ideas for citizen action to wage peace instead of war. Please visit our site at: http://www.wagingpeace.org/terrorism/index.htm Take a journey through the Nuclear Age. Visit the Nuclear Files at Http://www.nuclearfiles.org A Maginot Line in the Sky: International Perspectives on Ballistic Missile Defense brings together the views of 18 contributors from around the world on US plans to deploy ballistic missile defenses. 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