Veterans For Peace Calls for Nuclear Disarmament in Our Lifetime Peace activists, scientists and even the New York Times called on Obama to use the occasion to announce meaningful steps toward worldwide nuclear disarmament, as he famously promised before receiving his premature Nobel Peace Prize. At Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Barack Obama delivered the kind of eloquent speech he is known for – some say his most eloquent yet. He called for an end to nuclear weapons. He said that the nuclear powers “…must have the courage to escape the logic of fear, and pursue a world without them.” Incisively, Obama added“We must change our mindset about war itself.” President Obama announced no new steps, however, to achieve nuclear disarmament. Disappointingly, he stated,“We may not realize this goal in my lifetime.” The Golden Rule Sails for a Nuclear-Free WorldLast year Veterans For Peace (VFP) dramatically stepped up our efforts to educate people about the dangers of nuclear weapons when we relaunched the historic antinuclear sailboat, the Golden Rule. The 34-foot peace boat was the star of the VFP Convention in San Diego last August, and stopped in ports along the California coast for unique public events. Now the Golden Rule is beginning a 4-1/2 month voyage (June – October) throughout the waterways of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. The Golden Rule will be sailing for a nuclear-free world and a peaceful, sustainable future. We will make common cause with many people in the Pacific Northwest who are concerned about the devastation of climate change, and are organizing against dangerous coal, oil and natural gas infrastructure in their port towns. We will remind them that the risk of nuclear war is also a threat to the very existence of human civilization.<Full Statement>  San Diego Chapter 91 Moves Ahead to Stop the Miramar Air Show!On Friday, June 3, 2016 a Navy Blue Angels pilot was killed and an Air Force Thunderbirds plane destroyed at air shows in the US. <Read more> |
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