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WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #197, OCTOBER 2, 2024. Compiled by Dick Bennett
Nuclear War Planning, Stopping Nuclear War
“Nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles on
German soil.”
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Elugelab Island vaporized by H-Bomb.
ICAN. TPNW: UN treaty banning
nuclear weapons. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
Editor. mronline.org (8-4-24).
UK
Plans to Build New Missiles to Target Russia Linked to Pentagon’s Mad
Conventional Strike Scheme.
The Editors. “Nuclear-capable
Tomahawk missiles on German soil .” Monthly Review (September 2024, Volume 76, Number 4).
This month’s “Notes from
the Editors” recounts the history of U.S. preparations for “prolonged and
limited” nuclear war and Washington’s repeated refusal to abide by
international agreements regarding nuclear weaponry. With the recent
announcement that the UK will be stationing nuclear-capable
Tomahawk missiles on German soil—within minutes’ striking distance of
Moscow—this history is now, troublingly, more relevant than ever. | more…
Nov. 1, 1952: Date the first H-Bomb
was tested on Elugelab Island in the Marshall Islands. Enrico Fermi and I. I. Rabi appealed to his
fellow weapons builders and to Pres. Truman to stop the “evil thing,” but the
Pres. “ignored the plea” and the “Mike” “exploded with unprecedented yield,”
obliterating Elugelab Island and leaving “a crater two miles in diameter and
180 feet deep. “ Such evidence of
potential mass extermination did not slow down the production of the weapons;
just the contrary. “What came next was a mad, mad rush to stockpile
thermonuclear weapons [H-bombs], first by the hundreds and then by the
thousands.” (Source: Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen, 2024. I
recommend this book highly. In a
hundred ways it leads to actions by you and me.
--Dick )
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Hi Dick, FROM
ICAN FOR TPNW If the nuclear-armed states continue to put us all at
risk, we are also seeing the vast majority of states that reject nuclear
weapons show them what real action on disarmament looks like: Two days ago,
we welcomed 3 new countries joining the UN treaty banning nuclear weapons - and we are so close to
having the global majority on board! Meanwhile, in countries that
aren’t ready to join the TPNW, citizens are organising; just this week saw
the 100th Italian city join the ICAN
Cities Appeal and demand the Italian government join the treaty without
delay. And of course, we saw our incredible campaign in action against nuclear weapons spending last
week, making sure that we also expose the profiteers that are
driving us into an arms race we cannot afford. |
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Actions like these show who is on the side of humanity:
who is willing to put energy into creating a better world and who wants to
tear it all down. But to end nuclear weapons we need everybody involved and
speaking up. ICAN needs your help to stay strong, and to grow. So today, could you ask somebody to join you in
following ICAN? Just copy, paste and send them this personalised link and
invite them to be part of the movement to end nuclear weapons: https://www.icanw.org/join?recruiter_id=114544 This International Day for the
Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, we know the
consequences if we fail- but we also know that we have the power, the
numbers, and the motivation to succeed. When we look around it’s ICAN- our partners and our
supporters - who are making sure that we call out those who are choosing to
do wrong, while we celebrate the majority who are on the right side of
history. Thank you for being there with us! Sincerely, Lucero Oyarzun |
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