[Peace-discuss] nuclear threat reduction questioky

[Margaret Kosal]

Ricky-

None of what you suggest.
These folks are doing critical *real* work to limit the proliferation of
nuclear weapons.  NTI does have strong DC beltway ties, which are
immensely valuable, as are those who work from outside the system.  Most
of their day-to-day analysts are progressive leaning to radical
non-proliferationists.

NTI is one of the biggest suporters of the NPT - the only international
law document to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.

Compared to Russian & the former Soviet states US nuclear weapons and
fissile material stockpiles are secure.  That's the point.  It's fairly
well-known that Pakistan obtained much of its fissile material via the
black market from former Soviet states.

NTI is trying to get the US govt to be more actively  responsible to
the world community.

Namaste,
Margaret

On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Ricky Baldwin wrote:

>
> Folks,
>
> Does anyone know anything about these folks?  I'm always suspicious of
> campaigns based on fears of *other* countries that develop/stockpile
> nukes, etc., without mentioning the biggest offender: us.  And there seem
> to be quite a few generals and colonels and such running this group
> (that's not necessarily bad, just makes me wonder: is this a rightwing
> hawks' pressure group, or a front group doing their part to get us scared
> enough to attack Iraq, North Korea, et al -- for example, below, just who
> are "the wrong hands"? are there any right hands? -- or is it just a kind
> of antinuclear group that's maybe a little short-sighted politically?)
> Does anyone know?
>
> Ricky
>
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