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		Why The Nuclear Research Centre Needs Your Support
		History and origin of NZ's nuclear free zone
		Beginnings of the NZ Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association		by Larry Ross
		see also FIVE EXPERTS WARN ABOUT THE INCREASING NUCLEAR THREAT

ARE WE HEADED FOR EARLY EXTINCTION?

by Larry Ross

December 10, 2003

	"99.9% of species that once inhabited this planet are now extinct, and I can see no scientific reason why the human race shouldn't become one more"

RACING TOWARD EXTINCTION

by Larry Ross

December 10, 2003

	We have greatly changed our environment with our new destructive tools - nuclear weapons. They have given us a quantum leap in our ability to destroy ourselves and world. Given present trends, we will not adapt, but will continue on the present path to nuclear extinction.

'Collateral Damage' damning new report	from PMA	November 12, 2003
COMMENT By Larry Ross 20/12/03 A good comparison with this crime is the prosecution of World War II Nazi criminals for their aggressive war.
'Continuing Collateral Damage: The Health and Environmental Costs of War on Iraq 2003'

Letter to the Editor, The Listener	by Larry Ross	November 5 , 2003
...."US warships don't have nuclear weapons on board" ???

Comment	by Larry Ross	October 26, 2003
QUESTIONS THAT WON'T BE ASKED ABOUT IRAQ	by Ron Paul	September 10, 2003
Soon we hope to have hearings on the pending war with Iraq. I am concerned there are some questions that won¡t be asked - and maybe will not even be allowed to be asked. Here are some questions I would like answered by those who are urging us to start this war.	Project Freedom

Comment	by Larry Ross	October 26, 2003
Backward Christian soldier: An open letter to the Christian General	by Jim Wallis
The kingdom of God doesn't endorse the principalities and powers of nation-states, armies, and the ideologies of empire; but rather calls them all into question. more>>	Sojourners

Comment By Larry Ross		October 25 , 2003
Full Disclosure on Leaks	by Robert Booth
Secrets are created every day in the federal government: when National Security Agency personnel create codes, when C.I.A. case officers talk to their spies, when F.B.I. agents speak to their sources, when the Joint Chiefs of Staff discuss troop movements. When these secrets are revealed to the press, it is known as a leak. Not all leaks are created equal, however. Just as the motives for leaking differ, so do the consequences of a leak.	NY Times

Comment on items sent from Abolition Caucus	By Larry Ross	October 25 , 2003
Israel/US vs Palestine & The Middle East Both Israel and US are the only nuclear powers in the Mid-East. Israel is stealing land from Palestine, building Israeli settlements and huge walls through the middle of the stolen land in defiance of many UN resolutions and assassinating people they label as "terrorists". They have reached out and bombed well within Syria, on the grounds of "attacking terrorists or terrorist camps".
Items on: India/Pakistan/Saudia The Times of India Online Oct 23 2003 Saudis may buy Pak nukes Indian Express/PTI Thurs Oct23, 2003 Pak, Saudi ink secret nuclear deal: Report VoA 22 Oct Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to Cooperate on Nuclear Technology Indian Express Oct 23 India's nukes likely to spark arms race: US body India, Pakistan have over 80 nuclear weapons: US report

Comment	by Larry Ross	August 22, 2003
Armageddon	by Morgan Strong	October 19, 2002
When we go to war in Iraq we will do so to summon the Messiah. That is what the Christian right believes. The final battle to rid the world of all non-believers, non-Christians, more exactly non-Evangelical Christians, is going to take place very soon at Armageddon in Israel. The Bible tells us so.


WAR AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS	by Larry Ross	August 15, 2003
Talk to 12 year olds at Christchurch South Intermediate School, 204 Selwyn St. Chrisstchurch, NZ


America is a Religion	by George Monbiot	August 11, 2003
Comment by Larry Ross
Committing huge crimes, and killing thousands, based on lies and deception, requires the development of a religious fervour cloaked in a veneer of patriotism. George Bush's PR people have mastered the art.

	Sleepwalking To Extinction		by George Monbiot	August 11, 2003
	Comment by Larry Ross Something about the human mind appears to prevent us from grasping the reality of climate change. We live in a dreamworld. With a small, rational part of the brain, we recognise that our existence is governed by material realities, and that, as those realities change, so will our lives.


		POSTMORTEM IN THE WAR IN IRAQ - The Talk by Larry Ross			June 20, 2003
		Lies about reasons for the war. The plot for U.S. Empire The next U.S. Targets Lowering the Nuclear Barrier Stop the spiral toward WW3			Bookings taken now adapted for schools, groups or organisations

	ACTION IDEAS TO REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF MORE WARS	by Larry Ross	June 20, 2003


Lies and Hypocrisy from the G-8	CND-UK Press	June 5, 2003
Comment on press release by Larry Ross (5/6/03)


The Listener, May 2002 - In Greater Danger of Nuclear Extinction	by Larry Ross	May, 2003
We have never been in greater danger of nuclear extinction according to the famous anti-nuclear campaigner, Helen Caldicott, speaking in Auckland on May 27. That is because the 9/11 tragedy has facilitated the extreme right-wing reactions of the Bush Administration. Response


WHY KEEP NEW ZEALAND NUCLEAR-FREE?	by Larry Ross	May 23, 2003
"Not since the dawn of the nuclear age at the end of World War II has the danger of nuclear war been greater" said Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University and David Krieger, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, issued in a statement on April 9,2000 (www.wagingpeace.org) Many experts on nuclear issues and war probabilities share this view.


FIVE EXPERTS WARN ABOUT THE INCREASING NUCLEAR THREAT	by Larry Ross	23 May, 2002
New Zealand showed wisdom and leadership by becoming nuclear free in 1984 in a world threatened by nuclear destruction. Experts say that nuclear war threats continue and are increasing. Again New Zealand could help with initiatives in peacemaking and war prevention.


DEFEND NEW ZEALAND'S NUCLEAR-FREE POLICY	by Larry Ross	March 21, 2003
"The United States wants repeal of New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation, to allow U.S. warships possibly with nuclear weapons, to visit New Zealand ports. That would make New Zealand a potential nuclear target at a time that the Bush administration has directed the U.S. military to prepare contingency plans to use nuclear weapons against at least seven countries", said Larry Ross, Secretary of the New Zealand Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association.


NUCLEAR DANGERS TO THE WORLD FROM THE WAR ON IRAQ	by Larry Ross	March 15, 2003
The world faces the greatest danger since WWII. The US, UK, Spain and Australia are starting an illegal war of aggression against Iraq. They have no credible excuses to justify this. They are spurning the United Nations and international law, the US is withdrawing from important disarmament treaties such as the International Ballistic Missile treaty and may resume nuclear weapon testing. Many experts have warned that this war can spawn other disasters, adverse long-term effects and possibly a nuclear World War III.


Comment on Bush's 'Speech to the Nation' and the speech	by Larry Ross	March 19, 2003


US INTELLIGENCE ON WMD IN IRAQ	by Larry Ross	February 24, 2003
On Feb 23 at 10.00 am 3YA news it was reported that a senior UN inspector said the so-called US intelligence reports about alleged Iraq secret stockpiles were "garbage". This report was not repeated at 11.00am at 12.00noon and I did not see it in a newspaper. The reason .........

Comment	by Larry Ross	August 22, 2003
Armageddon	by Morgan Strong	October 19, 2002
When we go to war in Iraq we will do so to summon the Messiah. That is what the Christian right believes. The final battle to rid the world of all non-believers, non-Christians, more exactly non-Evangelical Christians, is going to take place very soon at Armageddon in Israel. The Bible tells us so.	.....More

US Launching New-Look Military Strike Force	by Tony Perry	August 22, 2003
In another sign of what military officials call the "transformation" of the U.S. military, seven Navy ships are set to depart today for the western Pacific carrying 2,200 combat Marines, more than 100 Tomahawk missiles and a squadron of helicopters and vertical-lift Harrier attack planes.
Comment by Larry Ross - BUSH'S NEXT WARS		August 28, 2003

	PEACE CONFERENCE IN BAGHDAD
	Correspondence between Larry Ross and Melissa Sarenac:		March 7, 2003

Comment	by Larry Ross	October 26, 2003
QUESTIONS THAT WON'T BE ASKED ABOUT IRAQ	by Ron Paul	September 10, 2002
Soon we hope to have hearings on the pending war with Iraq. I am concerned there are some questions that won¡t be asked - and maybe will not even be allowed to be asked. Here are some questions I would like answered by those who are urging us to start this war.	Project Freedom


		Beginnings of the NZ Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association		by Larry Ross

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The talk-POSTMORTEM ON THE WAR IN IRAQ TO RIVERSIDE AND NELSON

by Larry Ross, Secretary of the NZ Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association, June, 2003

POSTMORTEM IN THE WAR IN IRAQ

Lies about reasons for the war.
The plot for U.S. Empire
The next U.S. Targets
Lowering the Nuclear Barrier
Stop the spiral toward WW3

POSTMORTEM IN THE WAR IN IRAQ - In Full

ACTION IDEAS TO REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF MORE WARS (20/6/03)

By Larry Ross, Secretary/Founder, NZ Nuclear-Free Peacekeeping Association
Box 18541, Christchurch, NZ.   ph: 03-388-9816
email:  webenquiry@nuclearfree.org.nz
Web:    http://www.nuclearfree.org.nz/archives

Study the origins of the Iraq war, the new nuclear doctrines and lowered barrier, the US and UK lies, and the threats of new wars.
Write letters-to-the-editor and/or articles exposing the dangers of the current situation, especially the new nuclear threats, the lies, the need for NZ to stay nuclear-free and perhaps play a pro-active or peacemaking role where possible. Copies, perhaps with an accompanying note by you, can be sent to the P.M. the Foreign Affairs Minister, your own MP and others. If your letter is published, clip out a copy, attach the Newspaper and date, and photocopy that for sending to the PM and MP’s. What this does is educate the public and MP’s. It also shows to elected decision-makers, is that an articulate, thinking person has views that reach fellow voters and may influence the way they vote.
Write directly to your MP, the PM, President Bush, the UN Sec. Gen. Etc and others as you think appropriate, etc, giving your views and recommendations. If the PM does, or says something you agree with, then tell her and others in a Letter. Compliments are as important as criticism to encourage more of what you decide is the right actions. Letters on any subject are carefully noted and counted. They help decide politician’s actions.
There are anti-war petitions and letters launched on email or website by peace groups in NZ, the US, or elsewhere for you to sign and support if you agree. It all helps.
Talk about current affairs, wars and threats at smoko and other social situations. This helps educate, and indicates that topics other than sporting, can be of genuine interest and may affect them and loved ones far more than the current sport. Make serious discussion an 'in thing’ instead of a ‘no no’.
Arrange to invite knowledgeable people to speak to your group, or groups, as appropriate. Publicise them if possible.
Help the political candidate in your electorate most likely to support nuclear-free NZ and take an anti-war position – especially if they have a chance of being elected. You may have talents, skills or just time they can use.
Join, or start, a local peace group. Use your time and skills to help them achieve mutual peace objectives.
National and Act parties, the USA, UK and Australia want NZ to reverse or modify its nuclear law, so that US and UK nuclear warships may visit NZ ports. Under the neither confirm-nor-deny US policy, we would never know if, when, or which, warships might be nuclear-armed, or rearmed at any time. Any such visits will tie NZ into the nuclear war infrastructure. If war breaks out, a visiting U.S. or U.K. warship and its NZ port could become a target. Nuclear warship visits to NZ would signal to potential enemies that the ANZUS Alliance was in tact and New Zealand supported U.S. nuclear weapons and war policies. It would also communicate to other states and peoples that New Zealand has abandoned its courageous nuclear free policy and become again a pliant ally of an increasingly dangerous U.S. A. Be sure that your MP understands that, and all the implications, and holds firm with “no change to the New Zealand nuclear free legislation”. Write about it, lobby for it, and visit your MP about it. Our lives, our children’s and grandchildren’s lives may depend on NZ remaining Nuclear Free.
If you can’t afford much time, perhaps because of work pressures, or other commitments, perhaps you can afford to donate to a peace group, generously if possible, because our global future depends on the action taken by concerned people all around the world. Encourage others to extend their efforts. The $ billions fuelling the nuclear arms race, and the deeply entrenched, very rich, right wingers, generously funding the Bush administration, and the enormously powerful industrial complex. These are all reasons why peace budgets, to succeed in their missions, must be much larger than ever before. People must begin to tax themselves for peace as we are now taxed for war preparations, and new weapons. Peace people often have little or no money for their campaigns, and are saddled with the usual responsibilities. They need more generous benefactors who believe that peace work is at least as important as war and weapons work in our nuclear age.
Download this speech, and make copies for others. Forward it and post it on other websites.
The N.Z. Nuclear Peacemaking Association does welcome donations to help us wage our campaigns. Judge us on our record of being an originator and an achiever of the N.Z. nuclear free campaign since 1980. We do have an understanding of the enormous problems, and some practical ideas on what we can do to help reverse the trends toward a nuclear disaster. I did receive a Queen’s Service Medal for my nuclear free work in 1986, and a Christchurch City Council Peace Award in 2002. Funds are used for such essentials as buying ink for our computers, many other office expenses, stamps, paper, petrol, phone and power, travel, and maintenance of our web site: http://www.nuclearfree.org.nz/archives
You may indicate if you wish to consider a regular financial pledge for our work. You will be contacted. Donors, or intending donors who supply their email address will receive regular reports and updates on the use of funds, the International and nuclear situation, and suggestions for action.
Make an immediate statement by ordering some of our “KEEP NZ NUCLEAR FREE” stickers to use on your car and in other locations. The price is $2 each, or $15 for a display of 10. Another way to express our position is to display our full colour ‘NUCLEAR FREE PACIFIC’, sticker. The price is $3 each, and $20 for a display of 10. A full catalogue of Peace Aids will be sent with every order.

From Larry Ross

WHY KEEP NEW ZEALAND NUCLEAR-FREE?
WAR AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS
THE DANGERS OF FUNDAMENTALIST BELIEFS ON GEORGE BUSH AND ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
RACING TOWARD EXTINCTION
ARE WE HEADED FOR EARLY EXTINCTION
US INTELLIGENCE ON WMD IN IRAQ
FIVE EXPERTS WARN ABOUT THE INCREASING NUCLEAR THREAT
DEFEND NEW ZEALAND'S NUCLEAR-FREE POLICY
DEFENCE POLICY IN THE NUCLEAR AGE
Comment on Bush's 'Speech to the Nation'
NUCLEAR DANGERS TO THE WORLD FROM THE WAR ON IRAQ
Sleepwalking To Extinction
America is a Religion Comment by Larry Ross
Armageddon Comment by Larry Ross
US Launching New-Look Military Strike Force Comment by Larry Ross

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