Posts Tagged: nuclear weapons

Where START stands

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a vote on the New START Treaty on Tuesday, August 3 or Wednesday, August 4. This treaty would reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by the United States and Russia.A treaty only…

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A prayer about nuclear weapons

Grant us the awareness that true security lies not in nuclear weapons. Grant us the grace to repent our arrogance that allows us to create and rely on nuclear weapons. Grant us the wisdom to conceive a world free from…

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New START treaty – where things stand

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is tentatively scheduled to vote on the New START Treaty on Tuesday, July 27. This treaty would reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by the United States and Russia.A treaty only requires a majority…

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Peace Among the Peoples

Peace Among the Peoples: Overcoming the Spirit, Logic and Practice of Violence July 28-31, 2010 Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary 3003 Benham Ave. Elkhart, Indiana 46517 Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary will host an ecumenical peace conference July 28-31, 2010, focusing on…

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Department of Defense on new START

From a news article by the Department of Defense: “The Defense Department stands firmly behind the new Strategic Arms Control and National Security Treaty, which strengthens strategic stability, enables the United States to modernize its triad of strategic delivery systems…

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START at the State Department

This State Department is providing information on the New START Treaty that is regularly updated with new material from the Obama administration.

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Secretary Gates on START

The U.S. will be far better off if the new START treaty between the U.S. and Russia is ratified and goes into effect. That’s the position put forth in a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Secretary of Defense Robert M….

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How to Rid the World of Nuclear Weapons

… and make us all more secure. A pragmatic approach to nuclear disarmament. That’s the title of an article in Sojourners magazine by David Cortright, a Sojourners contributing writer, is director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for…

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