Cleanup Los Alamos Fire Nuclear Laundry Revisited - INS is suing the City of Santa Fe because of stricter environmental regulation. Letter to City Manager from CCNS CCNS Position on the De-alerting of Nuclear Weapons. Several local activist groups signed a letter to Senator Jeff Bingaman requesting that he encourage the federal government make a statement that a nuclear response to the September 11 terrorist attacks should not occur. The letter was drafted by Nuclear Watch of New Mexico and signed by CCNS, New Mexico Toxics Coalition, Peace Action New Mexico and Los Alamos Study Group. The letter argues that the use of nuclear weapons in response to this tragedy would only further the number of civilian casualties and have severe environmental impacts, thereby inflaming the world s opinion against the United States.
Terrorism needs to be isolated so that it can be more effectively countered.
We cannot do that alone. Recent US foreign policy has taken an isolationist approach to international cooperation and treaties. This is a shortsighted policy in the face of growing economic and cultural globalization. It is simply impossible for the US to withdraw into a Fortress America, relying predominantly upon its military prowess to maintain our way of life. While internal protective security measures need to be undertaken, in the long run more global cooperation is needed.