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Take Action:
Transform U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
In the upcoming year, the U.S. Nuclear Weapons
policy will be under review. For the first time in
many years, we have a president who is willing to commit to the global
elimination of nuclear weapons.
For our goal of a
nuclear weapons free world to have any meaning, and to effect policy
change in both the U.S. and abroad, the U.S. must change its nuclear
weapons policy to show it is serious about its
commitment. This is an excellent chance for the administration to
take concrete steps to prove its sincerity to the international
community.
Call on President Obama to drastically change the
U.S. Nuclear Weapons policy during the upcoming review to signal to the
world that the U.S. is committed to eliminating nuclear weapons. Click here to email the administration or call 202-456-1111.
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Extra!
Daisy Alliance Now on Facebook
Daisy Alliance is excited to announce it is now on
Facebook. We hope you will check out our new page and become a
fan. Help us spread the word and "Make the World free from
WMD."
The DA Facebook page includes event photos, discussion boards, and our video on the effects of WMDs. Click here to go to our Facebook page. We look forward to networking with all of our fans and members!
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Feature Articles
The Delusion of Nuclear Optimism
Stanford University's Prof. Martin Hellman responds to a recent five-page Newsweek essay,
"Why Obama Should Learn to Love the Bomb," which argues that nuclear
weapons enhance global security. Known as "nuclear optimism," this
school of thought holds that the 64 years nuclear
weapons have not been used provides sufficient evidence to assume that
they will not be used again in the foreseeable future. In contrast, Hellman's article, "How Confident Should a Nuclear Optimist Be?" shows
that 64 years of non-use does not justify nuclear optimism,
particularly over the roughly 80-year life expectancy of a child born
today. Hellman's earlier work shows that, even if
nuclear deterrence is 99.9% effective each year, there is still an
intolerably high 10% risk that children born today will die a
horrible, untimely death from nuclear war - unless we change our
approach to nuclear weapons, national security, and war.
Wicked Weapons: North Asia's Nuclear Tangle
In
this analysis, Rory Medcalf, Program Director of International
Security, Lowy Institute for International Policy, discusses the "wicked" problems that face North Asia,
namely that any push for nuclear disarmament could potentially worsen
regional nuclear dangers. Medcalf identifies two problems:
Japan's security in the face of U.S. disarmament and the balance of
pressure on North Korea. This analysis also identifies possible
solutions that will allow disarmament to succeed without creating other
security problems.
Local Priorities vs. National Interests in Arms Control
Travis
Sharp, military policy analyst, Center for Arms Control and
Nonproliferation, discusses the difficulties of securing Senate votes
to ratify nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament treaties because
such treaties do not reflect local interests. In this Bulletin of Atomic Scientists article,
Sharp reviews several upcoming treaties and analyzes the problems the
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Opinion
Crisis in Iran
This
month's Daisy Alliance blog piece focuses on the recent Iranian
elections and subsequent government crackdown of the opposition.
The bleak human rights situation and lack of democracy in Iran has
caused international outrage and generated calls for regime
change. This piece calls upon the international community to take
up the cause of a democratic Iran and suggests that a grassroots
nongovernmental movement is the best way to effect change. Read Article
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