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Saturday, May 6, 2017
Congress Gears Up For Showdown Over Billions In Nuclear Tax Credits
Congress Gears Up For Showdown Over Billions In Nuclear Tax Credits
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/05/congress-gears-up-for-showdown-over-billions-in-nuclear-tax-credits/
Iran's Nuclear Deal: Less Popular There Than Here?
Iran's Nuclear Deal: Less Popular There Than Here?
John McLaughlin - May 5, 2017
http://www.ozy.com/pov/irans-
http://www.ozy.com/pov/irans-
Iran’s presidential election on May 19
will test whether negotiating the 2015 nuclear agreement with the
United States and other powers has given the country’s reform-minded
moderates a boost. The Obama administration hoped that reduction of
economic sanctions under the agreement would strengthen the hand of
Iranian politicians less committed to confrontation with the West.
Sure,
the question of who is actually a moderate or reformist has always been
hotly contested. In truth, very few Iranian politicians oppose the
fundamentals of strict clerical rule. But some have wanted to engage
more directly with the outside world while favoring fewer restrictions
on speech, assembly and women’s rights.
American
optimists hope that greater movement in that direction could be an
opening wedge toward broader and more fundamental change in the
revolutionary regime.
2017 Conference of the INLA German Branch – 28-29 September 2017
2017 Conference of the INLA German Branch – 28-29 September 2017
“Nuclear
Law in Motion”, 15th Regional Conference of the German Branch of the
International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) in English/German, will be
held on 28-29 September 2017 in Bonn, Germany. For more information,
programme and registration, see http://www.deutsche-inla.de/pdf/INLA_Bonn_Zweite_Ankuendigung_Second_Announcement.pdf
Report The Korean nuclear issue: Past, present, and future A Chinese perspective
Report
The Korean nuclear issue: Past, present, and future
A Chinese perspective
https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-korean-nuclear-issue-past-present-and-future/Friday, May 5, 2017
Congress Gears Up For Showdown Over Billions In Nuclear Tax Credits
Congress Gears Up For Showdown Over Billions In Nuclear Tax Credits
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/05/congress-gears-up-for-showdown-over-billions-in-nuclear-tax-credits/
UCS Petition to Limit President's Power to Start a Nuclear War
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Make Reducing the Risk of Nuclear War a High Priority
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your members of Congress to cosponsor the Markey-Lieu bill, which would
prohibit the president from launching a nuclear first strike without a
declaration of war from Congress.
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Urge Congress to Limit the President's Power to Start a Nuclear War
President Donald Trump—like every president for decades—has sole authority to launch a US nuclear attack. And no one—literally no one—has the authority to stop such a launch. The saber rattling between the United States and North Korea is a stark reminder of why this is so outrageous and unacceptable.
It's time to change this deeply flawed system. Urge your member of Congress to limit the president's power to start a nuclear war. Congress must get more involved, working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent a nuclear catastrophe.
Here's a simple yet important step you can take. Write to your members of Congress and urge them to cosponsor the "Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act," which would prohibit the president—any US president—from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war from Congress.
Introduced by Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), this bill can serve as a powerful vehicle to stimulate debate in Congress and get more members of Congress speaking out and demanding changes to a system that puts civilization-ending power in the hands of one person.
Join more than 25,000 UCS supporters who have already emailed their legislators. Your message is a key element of a coordinated national campaign involving dozens of organizations, to change our current policies, which increase the risk of nuclear war in very real and dangerous ways.
The Markey-Lieu bill is a small step in the right direction that allows you—and all of us—to demand that Congress takes these dangers seriously and works hard to change a system that puts all of our lives at real risk every day.
Urge Congress to Limit the President's Power to Start a Nuclear War
President Donald Trump—like every president for decades—has sole authority to launch a US nuclear attack. And no one—literally no one—has the authority to stop such a launch. The saber rattling between the United States and North Korea is a stark reminder of why this is so outrageous and unacceptable.
It's time to change this deeply flawed system. Urge your member of Congress to limit the president's power to start a nuclear war. Congress must get more involved, working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent a nuclear catastrophe.
Here's a simple yet important step you can take. Write to your members of Congress and urge them to cosponsor the "Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act," which would prohibit the president—any US president—from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war from Congress.
Introduced by Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), this bill can serve as a powerful vehicle to stimulate debate in Congress and get more members of Congress speaking out and demanding changes to a system that puts civilization-ending power in the hands of one person.
Join more than 25,000 UCS supporters who have already emailed their legislators. Your message is a key element of a coordinated national campaign involving dozens of organizations, to change our current policies, which increase the risk of nuclear war in very real and dangerous ways.
The Markey-Lieu bill is a small step in the right direction that allows you—and all of us—to demand that Congress takes these dangers seriously and works hard to change a system that puts all of our lives at real risk every day.
Sincerely,
Sean Meyer
Manager of Strategic Campaigns
Global Security Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
Sean Meyer
Manager of Strategic Campaigns
Global Security Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
ran’s Presidential Election: Balancing Diplomacy And Confrontation
Iran’s Presidential Election: Balancing Diplomacy And Confrontation
By By Nader Uskowi, / Thursday, May 4, 2017 10:00 AM
Washington’s working relations with
the next president should not preclude it from leading the fight against
the IRGC’s missile proliferation and regional militancy. Iran is a
country at war, in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Yet the candidates
campaigning for the May 19 presidential election have hardly spoken a word about the country’s regional and military
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