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Feedback on Nuclear Free NZ issues raised on "Agenda" TVNZ 1, Sunday August 13.

by Larry Ross, August 14, 2005

US President Bush's nuclear weapons policy and pre-emptive war policy are major reasons why New Zealand should not change it's nuclear free legislation. He is planning to make new nuclear weapons and resume testing, and has sabotaged the nuclear non-proliferation treaty conference.

Also, he launched a war on Iraq based on a litany of lies without UN approval and has killed over 100,000 Iraqi people. He and Tony Blair even risked a nuclear war by threatening to use their nuclear weapons if they encountered any defence by Saddam Hussein involving use of WMD. Bush continues the slaughter even though he has Saddam Hussein in prison, there were no Iraq plans to attack either the US, UK or other nations. Saddam was not making nuclear weapons and had no links to al-Qaeda. Although there are 8 nuclear weapon states, including Israel with at least 200 nuclear weapons, Bush warns he may start a war with Iran because it might start to make nuclear weapons. That could lead to major war, even nuclear war.

Bush's nuclear policies call for including nuclear weapons as one of the options that local commanders may recommend in conventional war situations. That is a very big change from previous US policy of using nuclear weapons only as a last resort in extreme situations. It means risking an escalation to global nuclear war and the destruction of civilisation.

These are points that should have been raised with ex-US Deputy Secretary Kenneth Dawn when talking about NZ-US relations.

They are strong reasons for keeping New Zealand nuclear-free.

Sincerely
Larry Ross
Secretary/Founder
Larry Ross,New Zealand Nuclear Free Peacemaking Association

Phone 03-337-0118
51A Parklands Drive
Huntsbury
Christchurch
August 14, 2005