tagged w/ US nukes
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A federal grand jury in Tacoma, Washington has indicted five anti-war protesters –most of them senior citizens-- on charges of conspiracy, trespass and destruction of government property for entering a secure area at the Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base complex last November. The charges carry penalties of up to 10 years in federal prison. The five are accused of using bolt cutters last November to breach three chain-link fences surrounding the base, which is home to part of the Pacific nuclear submarine fleet.A federal grand jury in Tacoma, Washington has indicted five anti-war protesters... more
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Reuters reports that President Barack Obama is currently seeking $80 billion to upgrade the United States’ nuclear weapons system.Reuters reports that President Barack Obama is currently seeking $80 billion to... more
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On May 2cnd, thousands of protesters rallied and marched in New York City, calling for an end to all nuclear weapons.On May 2cnd, thousands of protesters rallied and marched in New York City, calling for... more
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US military planners have won President Obama’s support for a new generation of high-speed weapons that are intended to strike anywhere on Earth within an hour.
Obama’s interest in Prompt Global Strike (or PGS), a nonnuclear weapons program, has alarmed China and Russia and complicated nuclear arms reduction negotiations.US military planners have won President Obama’s support for a new generation of... more
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This past week more than 500 activists clashed with police when they tried to break into a Belgium military base where they believe twenty U.S. nuclear weapons are illegally stored.
The Bombspotting protest was organized by the group Vredesactie, and was part of a series of anti-nuclear weapon actions throughout Europe.This past week more than 500 activists clashed with police when they tried to break... more
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a world free of nuclear arms saying that the era of such weapons is over.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a world free of nuclear arms... more
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President Obama acting on a pledge to support nuclear power, will propose tripling U.S. loan guarantees for new reactors to more than $54 billion. The additional loan guarantees in Obama’s budget are part of an effort to bolster nuclear-power production after the president called for doing so in his State of the Union address.President Obama acting on a pledge to support nuclear power, will propose tripling... more
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President Obama is planning to increase spending on America's nuclear weapons stockpile just days after pledging to try to rid the world of them. Obama has allocated more than $6.5 billion dollars to maintain the U.S. arsenal - $590 million more than former president George W. Bush spent on nuclear weapons in his final year.President Obama is planning to increase spending on America's nuclear weapons... more
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