The League of Women Voters and the
Midland Interfaith Council have teamed up once again in an effort to stimulate
discussion and educate citizens. On Sunday, November 8, they are hosting
“Elimination of Nuclear Weapons” at the
Global Zero is an international non-partisan effort formed in response to the
growing threat of proliferation and nuclear terrorism and dedicated to
achieving the phased, verified elimination of all nuclear weapons. G Z is
spearheaded by a group of more than 100 leaders worldwide, including many who
have worked at senior levels with issues of
national security such as former heads of state, foreign ministers, defense
ministers, national security advisors and more than 20 former top military
commanders. The 20-year
phase-in plan for total elimination will begin in 2010.
On April 1, 2009, Presidents Obama and Medvedev,
building on the 1986 Reykjavik meeting of Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev,
issued an historic join statement committing their “2 countries to achieving a
nuclear free world” beginning with reductions in their own arsenals. The
Wall Street Journal, (1/4/07) carried an article by George P. Shultz, William
J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, “A World Free of Nuclear
Weapons”. In it they stated: “Nuclear weapons today present
tremendous dangers, but also an historic opportunity.
The gathering is free and open to the public.
Contacts: Dick Skochdopole, 989
835-6433
Jim Head, 989 695-5421