FW: 'Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 2001'

["Bob Hearn" <rah@AMERICA.NET>]

This article sheds some insight on some of the motivations that are

sometimes not directly evidenced by those opposed to things nuclear. The

idea of controlling "proliferation of expertise" somehow sends up a flag to

me. Link to the referenced web site for NTR ("Nuclear Threat Reduction

Campaign" for "The Justice Project") and you will see a fimiliar image in

the upuper left corner of a clock (although with a different time

indication) juxtaposed with a nuclear icon (mushroom cloud) in the manner of

the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists anti-nuclear publication. Check the three

leaders of the group and you will note a common thread of backgrounds

influenced by the fear of things nuclear. This thrust is as scary as any

real threat of proliferation!



-----Original Message-----

From: Sandy Perle [mailto:sandyfl@earthlink.net]

Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:48 AM

To: nuclear news list

Subject: UK's Blair says no plan to expand nuclear power





Common Ground Sought for Nuclear Security in 21st Century



Lawmakers Introduce 'Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 2001'



WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to decrease the

dangers posed by nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War era, Senator

Mary Landrieu (D- LA), Representative John Spratt (D-SC), and

Representative Ellen Tauscher (D- CA) today introduced the Nuclear

Threat Reduction Act of 2001 (NTRA).  The bill is based on three

principles: reducing the numbers of nuclear warheads, removing as

many weapons as feasible from high alert status, and preventing the

diversion of Russian nuclear weapons,



expertise, (like you and me)



and weapons-usable

materials.



"This bill reflects the broad consensus -- including President Bush

and many top defense experts -- that the United States can and should

take the lead to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons resulting, not

j

Accelerating Programs to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation or Diversion





The NTRA would increase funding for nonproliferation programs to $2

billion next year to prevent the diversion of the Russian nuclear

arsenal and the expertise of unemployed and underpaid Russian nuclear

scientists.



The Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign, a program of The Justice

Project, is working for pragmatic and effective steps to make it

increasingly unlikely that nuclear weapons will ever be used.  The

Justice Project is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization

dedicated to fighting injustice and creating a more humane and just

world.



Additional information and text of the bill are available online at

http://www.nuclearthreatreduction.org .









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