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Nuclear Disarmament Corporate StanceThe Dominican Sisters of Springfield call upon the United
States government to lead the way for the global abolition of nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction by adopting a plan to lock down, reduce, and eliminate nuclear and all weapons of mass destruction.
We call for immediate development, adoption and implementation of a plan that will ensure that there will be no new nuclear weapons, no new materials for nuclear weapons, and no testing of nuclear weapons. We will work with all people of goodwill until there is no chance that a nuclear weapon or other weapon of mass destruction can come into the hands of anyone wishing to do harm.
June 2011
Nuclear NationsNPT Signers China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non NPT Signers India Israel Pakistan
States of Concern Iran North Korea Syria
Status of World Nuclear Forces 2012
Country Operational
Strategic Operational Nonstrategic
Reserve/ Nondeployed
Military Stockpile
Total Inventory
Russia 1,800a 0b 3,700c 5,500 10,000d U. S 1,950e 200f 2,850g 5,000 8,000h France 290 n.a. ?i 300 300 China 0j ?j 180 240 240j U. K. 160k n.a. 65 225 225k Israel 0 n.a. 80 80 80l Pakistan 0 n.a. 90-110 90-110 90-110m India 0 n.a. 80-100 80-100 80-100n N. Korea 0 n.a. <10 <10 <10o
Total:p ~4,200 ~200 ~7,000 ~11,500 ~19,000
New START United States & Russia Ratified December 2010 Reduces the number of deployed
nuclear weapons to 1,550 Verifiable by inspection, data
exchanges, exhibitions, & satellites
2012 Legislative Efforts
Effort to block implementation of NEW Start Did not fund Chemistry & Metallurgy Research
Replacement facility Increased funding
for a core nuclear
nonproliferation
program
OTHER NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLANTS Chemistry & Metallurgy Research
Replacement facility (CMRR) Los Alamos, New Mexico
Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) – Tennessee
Kansas City Plant (KCP)
Fukushima Japanese Parliament’s Fukushima
Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
Accident was “man-made” ----
collusion between the government, the regulators and TEPCO
Confusion over evacuation Safety of nuclear energy – Regulators
need essential transformation process
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Formulates policies, develops
regulations, issues orders to licensees, and adjudicates legal matters
NRC actions in the light of the Fukushima report
Evacuations, licensing, regulations