[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Secure Loose Nukes Now or Pay the Real Price Later

[Jay Mittenthal]

>From: "The Justice Project" <webmaster at justice.policy.net>
>Subject: Secure Loose Nukes Now or Pay the Real Price Later
>To: "Jay Mittenthal" <mitten at life.uiuc.edu>
>Reply-To: comments at justice.policy.net
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>Date: Thu,  5 Dec 2002 22:36:41 -0500 (EST)
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>For less than one percent of what we already spend on national defense, 
>our country can help eliminate threat of weapons of mass destruction. Tell 
>President Bush to increase funding in the FY 2004 budget for programs that 
>account for, secure and eliminate existing nuclear, chemical and 
>biological weapons. To send your letter, click on the TAKE ACTION button 
>or visit <http://NuclearThreatReduction.org>http://NuclearThreatReduction.org
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>Even though Congress hasn't yet finalized a budget for FY 2003, President 
>Bush and his Cabinet are already preparing their national defense and 
>homeland security budget recommendations for FY 2004. The administration's 
>budget will be finalized and presented to Congress in late January 2003, 
>so we must act now to make sure that eliminating weapons of mass 
>destruction becomes a budget priority.
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>We know that terrorists like Osama bin Laden are seeking chemical, 
>biological, and nuclear weapons -- in fact, the Russian government lists 
>up to 200 terrorist organizations it believes may be trying to obtain 
>nuclear material! Yet the cost to eliminate the threat of weapons of mass 
>destruction is equal to less than one percent of what we already spend on 
>our national defense.
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>The choice seems clear: we can either spend a small amount to secure one 
>nuclear, chemical or biological weapon at its source right now, or we can 
>spend billions of dollars to keep that weapon from penetrating our borders 
>later on.
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>We need your help to make sure the President includes increased funding 
>for vitally needed programs that address the problem of unsecured weapons 
>of mass destruction in his 2004 budget recommendations -- it's a 
>cost-effective investment that could save all of our lives.
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>Please click on the TAKE ACTION button or visit 
><http://NuclearThreatReduction.org>http://NuclearThreatReduction.org to 
>send your free fax to the President today!
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>You can also help by forwarding this message to others interested in 
>homeland security and reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
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>Thank you for your commitment to creating a safer future for ourselves and 
>our children.

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