QUOTES
DISARMAMENT
Ultimately the success of any nonproliferation strategy requires a universal standard.
Washington’s “Do as I say, not as I do” approach lacks moral authority and is
seen as hypocritical. It is like preaching temperance from a bar stool.
NO
NUKES
The risk of an all-out nuclear holocaust destroying all life on
the planet has diminished, but the danger of actual nuclear weapons use has increased.
Reducing
the nuclear danger will require a universal, consistent opposition to all forms
of weapons development
If
the United States wants to prevent other countries from acquiring the bomb, it
must be prepared to reduce and eventually end its own reliance on nuclear weapons.
NO
WAR
The
threat of force is sometimes a necessary component of coercive diplomacy. In some
circumstances the actual use of force--ideally in a targeted and narrow fashion,
with authorization from the UN Security Council or regional security bodies--may
be necessary. In contrast with the policy of the Bush Administration, however,
the proposed approach would allow the threat or use of force only as a last resort,
when all other peaceful diplomatic means have been exhausted, and only with the
explicit authorization of the Security Council or regional security organizations.
In no circumstance would the United States or any other nation have the right
to mount a military invasion to overthrow another government for the ostensible
purpose of achieving disarmament. Rather, the United States would respect the
Charter of the UN and would strive to achieve disarmament and settle the differences
among nations through peaceful diplomatic means.
OTHER
QUOTES
We must also recognize the enormity of the challenge we face in
diminishing the unelected power of the national security establishment, which
functions as a shadow government regardless of who is in office. These great challenges
will be met only by a sustained, massive citizens' movement dedicated to the long-term
challenge of fundamentally reshaping America's role in the world.
