Call for Action to Stop Nuclear Arms Buildup in Europe

Plans for a Missile Defense System in Europe, located in Poland and the Czech Republic have become too dangerous to continue by the U.S. and it’s European allies because of possible Russian retaliation including the threat of nuclear attack. Russia now is threatening the U.S. and making plans for missile deployment in their territories while the U.S. is sitting back and refusing to change course on their plans to “defend” Europe against Iran. Military aggression is on the march.

Although the Bush administration and the Military and State Department know of these developments it is unlikely they will change course at this time.n power only a few more weeks the administration will leave the scene in Washington and leave the new administration with a perilous dilemma. They will have a lot of homework to do just to fully understand the problems our overzealous military foreign policy has created in recent years. ………………….in order to suspend the development of the Missile Defense system proposed for Poland and the Czech Republic – then we have a chance to curtail an increase in tensions between all countries and peoples involved, and avert any military action…………………..The whole MDS too may well not be an effective deterrent against an attack, as it has not been proven capable to intercept an incoming missile, decoy or more than one missile at a time. Some have called the system money making sham or boondoggle for the military industrial complex to the tune of $100 billion over the last 10 years or so……………..Clearly we are now engaged in a new arms race although it has only been suggested up to this point. Both the U.S. and Russia, the two largest armed countries in the world, have invested billions of dollars in the building of their military, including missiles and missile defense systems, both on the earth and also in space. This proliferation is out of hand already and needs to slow down and stop for the safety and well being of the planet’s survival…since the nuclear threat and capability are increasing – more sales of nuclear technology and arms than ever before. As a reaction to this development I see the increase of efforts by groups for nuclear dis-armament in the U.S. and Europe……………………..No matter how we look at it diplomacy is our only reasonable response – to these war-threatening situations – that may give us a chance to hold diplomatic negotiations and settle these conflicts………………….who knows what the Obama Team is planning in these regards? Let’s step up our activist efforts as we conclude this holiday season my friends.

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