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Oppose New Nuclear Weapons Today
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: Union Of Concerned Scientists
The Bush administration has asked for $8.5 million in the 2006 budget for research on a "Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator" (RNEP). This new nuclear weapon, also known as the nuclear "bunker buster," is being promoted as a useful tool in attacking deeply buried command centers or underground stores of chemical and biological weapons. But numerous scientific critiques, including one by the National Academy of Science, find that in many cases such a weapon would be ineffective. In addition, the nuclear blast and radioactive fall-out could kill millions of innocent people in surrounding areas. A single "bunker buster" would be nearly 100 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.
In the coming weeks, the Senate will consider funding for this new nuclear weapon. Please tell your Senators to reject all funding for the dangerous nuclear "bunker buster."
In the coming weeks, the Senate will consider funding for this new nuclear weapon. Please tell your Senators to reject all funding for the dangerous nuclear "bunker buster."
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I would have to say that I think that this is a horrible idea. I'm in the nuclear navy so I know the stress put on nuclear deterrence measures, and they do work well, but to have such a powerful weapon is only going to lower the rest of the worlds opinion of us and increase risk. If an accident happens now, it would be devastating, but we would still make it out ok. If we ever had an accident with one of those, it would destroy us. If it didn't kill us, the rest of the world wouldn't stand for it. We do have a perfect record so far in the nuclear navy, one that many of us will do anything to keep, but nothing can remain perfect forever.
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Nothing is worth that kind of destruction.
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And Soooo - Weapons of Mass Destruction in WHOSE hands?? Is GWB going to search out and destroy WMD in the U.S.A. now - seems so! Wow - how to win friends and influence people = SAD - determination to destroy ALL of mankind - how nice!
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This notion to fund new nuclear weapons,is definately a great,big,NO-BRAINER!!!!!Wake up Washington,and smell the Nuclear Waste!!!!!
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We should figure out how to move away from nuclear weaponry, not add to it. The horrible events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki should never occur again.
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Keep our children safe!
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There has to be a less intrusive way to defend ourselves. Why don’t we consider spending less on blowing up the world and more on peace, love and understanding? What’s so silly about that?
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I support the fact that we should have weapons but I can not support weapons that contaminates the world and makes it impossible for life to regrow.
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This is a NO Brainer!! Come on Washington!! WAKE UP!!
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Let's quit trying to see who can nuke either other first! End poverty and disease!
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Do you realize that if you spent as much on finding cures for disease and erasing poverty as you do on WMD's there would be no reason for killing!! Think about it. Your constituants do!!!!!!!
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WTF, GEORGE! If this notion wasn't so lethal I'd die laughing at such a MORONIC IDEA!!! I'm convinced, George, you ARE STARK RAVING MAD!
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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". -Benjamin Franklin
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End this nuclear madness!
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No more nuclears!
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If only you were as good at making friends with your brother as are at making enemies. ''Bullets'' offer no answers, they just SILENCE Humanity's questions.
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