by admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Iran, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security
As we approach the 9th anniversary of “Shock and Awe,” we are once again seeing U.S. politicians and elected officials targeting an oil-rich nation in the Persian Gulf, claiming that it might soon build nuclear weapons, a claim based on sketchy evidence provided by...
by MTMcPhearson | Feb 9, 2012 | Iran, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Sanctions
Public opinion is always hard to gauge, but here are some resources to help us think about what people are thinking and how the peace community should craft our messages to prevent war. Polling.com The polls from this site seemed mix. People are not necessarily for...
by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security
On June 22, 2011 the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central coast of California. The missile, carrying a simulated nuclear warhead, traveled 4,200 miles...
by admin | Jan 13, 2012 | Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security
In a public-private partnership, 14 private investors have purchased Kansas City municipal bonds for $673 million for construction of a new plant making and procuring nuclear weapons parts. For the first 20 years, this plant will be owned by the local Planned...
by admin | Dec 9, 2011 | Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security
UFPJ’s oldest working group, the Nuclear Disarmament /Redefining Security Working Group (UFPJ-Disarm), was established following the first UFPJ National Assembly in 2003, with the explicit purpose of locating the often-misunderstood issue of nuclear weapons in the...
by MTMcPhearson | Apr 11, 2011 | Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security
United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) stands in solidarity with our many friends and allied organizations in Japan* during this extended period of unprecedented crisis. We grieve with the people of Japan and express our deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of life,...
