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The HumanitarianImpact of Nuclear Weapons
Op-Ed by Al Jubitz, Founder of Rotarian Action Group for Peace
- March 12, 2014
“Rotarians are leaders, and leadership is understanding reality and taking appropriate action. In this case, we need to apply our leadership skills, voices and passion to an issue that poses the number one threat to our planet: nuclear weapons.”
THE ASKS: Sign the petition Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace Will someone in this group be a point of contact for more action? Willing to join in local meetings with other community leaders and elected
officials on how to reduce nuclear weapons risks
PROMOTE WORLD PEACE WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=885
Nuclear WeaponsOur Common History
Nuclear weapons
Are different from every other type of weapon
BLAST
http://blog.360cities.net/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb/
Thermal energy is 35% of total. In first seconds, temperatures are the same as the sun.
http://life.time.com/history/hiroshima-portraits-of-survivors/#13
BURNS
Death or Illness Effects both
immediate and long lasting.
2. http://www.compassionmed.org/transnistria_2006.html
1. http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-meltdown-disasters-pictures.htm#page=12
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2.
IONIZINGRADIATION
No adequate medical response overwhelming numbers
loss of infrastructure.
http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/tag/disaster-response/
Nuclear War in South Asia
20,000,000 deaths in major cities in India and Pakistan
Radioactive contamination throughout both countries and in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, and other neighbors
Global climate disruption from smoke and soot caused by massive fires.
Nuclear Famine report of December 2013 warns of decade long crop loss in Northern Hemisphere
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Chart courtesy of Alan Robock
Chart courtesy of Alan Robock
Chronic Malnutrition Today800 million people
1,800-2,200 calories minimum daily requirement
870 million people at or below this
300 million in countries dependent on food imports
2 billion deadfrom starvation alone?
Physicians for Social Responsibility
World Nuclear Forces September, 2014
United States 7,300
Russia 8,000
China 250
France 300
United Kingdom 225
Israel 80
India 90-110
Pakistan 100-120
DPRK (North Korea) Less than 10
Total ~16,300
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Notebook
These findings require a fundamental change in our thinking about nuclear weapons
There is HOPE
A shift is occurring
There is HOPE
• We must change how we think
There is HOPE
• We must change how we think
• Each of us has a role to play
There is HOPE
• We must change how we think
• Each of us has a role to play
• Each individual can make a difference
There is HOPE
• We must change how we think
• Each of us has a role to play
• Each individual can make a difference
• “They” will not let it happen
World Opinion – Nuclear Disarmament?
World Public Opinion Poll, 2008
CoOslo, Norway March 2013 127 nations represented
Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
Nayarit, Mexico February, 2014 146 nations represented
Vienna, Austria December, 2014
Nobel Peace Laureates' Statement: Nuclear Abolition is a Humanitarian Imperative October 24, 2013
United Nations General Assembly 1st Committee 124 Nations Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons October 21, 2013
"The only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used again is through their total elimination.“
Council of Delegates, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons: Four-year action plan Resolution adopted: Nov. 18, 2013 Sydney, Australia
U.S. Conference of Mayors: Calls on - US to negotiate in good faith to eliminate Nuclear Weapons and -To minimize spending on nuclear weapons redirecting monies to cities. June 24, 2014
World Council of Churches: Calls for
a nuclear free world July 7, 2014
Polio Almost Gone!
Nuclear Weapons Next ?www.icanw.org
www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org
Op-Ed by Al Jubitz, Founder of Rotarian Action Group for Peace
- March 12, 2014
“Rotarians are leaders, and leadership is understanding reality and taking appropriate action. In this case, we need to apply our leadership skills, voices and passion to an issue that poses the number one threat to our planet: nuclear weapons.”
THE ASKS: Sign the petition Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace Will someone in this group be a point of contact for more action? Willing to join in local meetings with other community leaders and elected
officials on how to reduce nuclear weapons risks
PROMOTE WORLD PEACE WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Nukes
are Nuts
Thank You!
www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org
US Budget • Priorities
Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Ventura County
‘2013
$176,057,600.00
US Budget • Priorities
Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Oxnard City
‘2013
$26,784,740.00
Cedar Rapids, Iowa May, 2014
Tambora Volcano
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Average 1.25° F temperature drop; reduction in rainKilling summer frostsDoubled grain pricesDeadly famine in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, India and France.
US Budget • Priorities
Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Claremont City
‘2013
$8,382,816.00
LA City Hall 12.5 kt blast
Chronic Malnutrition Today800 million people
Impacted by projected reduction of 15-30% in wheat in China, 10-15% of corn, soy and rice in
US and China for at least 10 years.