[Peace-presence] Nuke Action Alert - Stop Divine Strake this weekend!

[Bob Tregilus]

NUKE ACTION ALERT

NO NEW MUSHROOM CLOUDS OVER NEVADA - OR ANYWHERE!

PROTEST and MARCH in CARSON CITY

SATURDAY, February 3, at NOON!
Meet at the Nevada State Legislature
401 South Carson Street

More info at this link: http://renpeace.org/nonewnukes.htm 


SIGN THE PETITION DEMANDING: a full review and formal public hearings regarding the purposed Divine Strake open-air detonation at the Nevada Test Site! 

To sign click this link: http://renpeace.org/nonewnukes.htm 


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Background - What is Divine Strake?

The proposed 700 ton Divine Strake explosion, to be conducted at the Nevada Test Site - on Western Shoshone aboriginal land - by the Department of Energy, will create a 10,000 foot mushroom cloud -- resuspending long-lived radionuclides leftover from 1000 nuclear weapon tests in the fifties and sixties, putting residents in Nevada and other downwind communities in danger of radioactive contamination.

Nuclear weapons experts widely agree that the Divine Strake open-air detonation at the Nevada Test Site - will be used to develop tactical nuclear weapons, "bunker busters," - which Congress, thus far, has not approved. Divine Strake WILL generate a large mushroom cloud over Nevada and WILL resuspend radioactive particles in the soil leftover from historic atomic tests. This radiation has the "potential to be transported outside the NTS boundary by wind, and may contribute a radiological dose to the public."* 

Utah's governor (a Republican) and the mayor of Salt Lake City - "downwinders" from the Nevada Test Site - are outraged and have been holding public hearings that draw hundreds of concerned residents. And at least one Utah county has issued a formal statement expressing opposition to Divine Strake and concern for public safety.*

Nevada's governor and members of our congressional delegation have been oddly silent on this grave public safety concern.

As Nevadans we must demand accountability from our elected officials!

The federal government has performed only a minimal Environmental Assessment (EA) of the proposed test which did not include a meaningful process for public comment nor an explanation regarding the purpose of the test.

A full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a necessary step towards addressing these concerns, allowing the public a formal comment period and providing a detailed explanation related to the purpose of the Divine Strake detonation.

* * * TAKE ACTION - NOW! * * *

· Sign the petition demanding our elected officials lobby for a full EIS! Please follow this link to sign the petition: http://renpeace.org/nonewnukes.htm

· Attend the protest and march in Carson City this weekend!

WHO: No New Mushroom Clouds Over Nevada - or Anywhere Coalition

WHAT: No New Mushroom Clouds Over Nevada, or Anywhere! Join with others to oppose the planned Divine Strake explosion at the Nevada Test Site and tell Nevada officials to demand an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in order to protect all residents from the resuspension of radioactive elements in the soil.

ADMISSION: Free

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This action alert was issued by the No New Mushroom Clouds Over Nevada - or Anywhere Coalition. More information at this link: http://renpeace.org/nonewnukes.htm

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* Appendix F, Potential Offsite Radiological Doses Estimated for the Divine Strake Experiment, published by the DOE: http://tinyurl.com/yvhqy4

* http://deseretnews.com


 
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