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Complex Transformation is the Bush Administration's proposed plan to restructure the nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure. |
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The administration's goal is to consolidate existing nuclear facilities while increasing the capacity to produce material for new nuclear weapons. According to a report jointly released by the Energy Department (DOE) on January 10, 2008, the administration seeks an annual production capacity of 80 plutonium pits (read: triggers for new nuclear bombs) as a result of the transformation. The main justification for the program is the perceived need for a more adaptable and responsive nuclear infrastructure to react to unnamed future threats. The administration is currently considering several alternatives for achieving its goals.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: In February and March 2008, the Department of Energy held public hearings in California, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennesse, Texas or Washington, DC. Read the testimony given by Jessica Wilbanks (Faithful Security co-coordinator) in New Mexico.
TAKE ACTION: The Department of Energy has extended until April 30 a public comment period to see what you think about their proposal. Send a quick email to the Department of Energy and tell them why you can't stomach building new nuclear warheads. We've drafted some text that you can use, but feel free to write in your own words. |
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"The question is not how much more sophisticated our plants and weapons can become, but how serious we are as a nation to lead the world with an alternative vision which interprets power differently and promotes peaceful coexistence globally."
- Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis (right), Theological Advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch on Environmental Issues, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, speaking at a Dec. 14, 2006 press conference at the National Press Club. Read the full text of his remarks (PDF). |
Background Information:
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Religious Press
News Stories
- "Administration Urges Full Warhead Funding:
Old Weapons May Need Testing, It Warns" by Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 7/26/07.
- "Domenici: Building for nuke pits needed" by Andy Lenderman, Sante Fe New Mexican, 7/2/07.
- "Senate Funding Plan Advances" by Roger Snodgrass, Los Alamos Monitor, 6/29/07.
- "House Vote Stops Appropriations for New Generation of Nuclear Weapons" by Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 6/20/07.
- "Congress Seeks New Direction in Nuclear Strategy" by Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 6/18/07.
- "New Nuclear Warhead's Funding Eliminated" by Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 5/24/07.
Editorials
Letters to the Editor
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Complex Transformation
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The Bush administration's plan to restructure the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure must be stopped. You may remember from last year as "Complex 2030."
With a price tag for renovation of the nuclear weapons complex upwards of $150 billion, it is immoral to spend our resources on unnecessary weapons when there are so many other human needs left unmet. Learn more today.
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bombs on
your enemy, you
drop those same
bombs
on yourself,
your own country."
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-Deuteronomy
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