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Nuclear Threat Initiative presented at Drake U.

11/26/2019

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At a luncheon held at Drake University on Thursday, November 21, Deborah Rosenblum of the Nuclear Threat Initiative national organization presented comments on the nuclear threat and issued a call to action.  Provide here is a video of the discussion.  Further, here is her call to action:
Deborah’s call to action: there are a few questions that advocates should be asking presidential candidates when attending events: 
  • “Do we still need thousands of weapons whose primary purpose is to never be used?”  Gen. James Cartwright, who oversaw U.S. nuclear weapons under President George W. Bush and served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for President Obama, said that we could ensure national security with 900 warheads, not 6,000+. Elected officials need to work with the military to determine what the right number is to protect our national security, then engage Russia on new treaties.
  • “Will you extend the New START Treaty?” This treaty not only limits U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles, it includes monitoring and verification provisions, and is set to expire in February 2021—two weeks after the next presidential inauguration. But it could be extended for another five years.
  • “Should we keep nuclear weapons on hair-trigger posture?”
  • “If we talked to the Soviets at the height of the Cold War, why can’t we talk to Russians now about reducing nuclear risks?”  ​
https://www.facebook.com/nti.org/videos/465106997695976/
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(The orientation of the video is soon corrected for display.)
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Call to Action, 2020 Presidential Races

11/21/2019

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We propose that you attend every presidential candidate event you can, and pick (at least) one question to ask about foreign policy and military spending.  Little is being brought out in these areas, and we need to be the ones bringing the arms race to their and the public's attention. Track events through usual news media outlets, Facebook events, etc.  Get involved locally in organizations that help you stay connected.

Here is a list of questions we posed to Iowa candidates for the US Senate 4 years ago--all continue to be very relevant to this timeframe.  ​
Questions to be asking
If you learn anything worth repeating, send us a note at contact@starpac.org.
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