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nuclear weapons trojan tv - 08.05.2004 17:38
nieuws van tour de france > Nuclear Weapons > > > > Almost immediately the names Hiroshima and Nagasaki come to mind when you > think about nuclear weapons. > > France has developed a nuclear program after world war 2 to become one of > the world's important military powers. This happened in a very silent and > secret way, almost without any political discussion or information to the > public. > > Because France wanted to be independent from other countries to supply the > plutonium for its nuclear warheads the enrichment factory Pierelatte has > been build (only many years later, it produced enriched uranium for nuclear > power plants, and stopped with that because it could financially not compete > with production plants in the US). > > The "civil" and military use of nuclear is strongly linked. > > Nuclear weapons have to be tested. The first French nuclear test was in > february 1960 in Algeria, after which 16 others followed. After the bloody > independence-war in Algeria France had to find another place and did find it > in another colony, French Polynesia, among others at the atolls Moruroa and > Fangataufa. To the people they presented it as if it was good for jobs and > development. At first the tests were hold again above the ground (44 > times). > > Later, because of protests and the complaining of Australia and New Sealand, > under the ground. (Over 150 times). > > France didn't care much about the protests. They even didn't hesitate to > sink the Rainbow Warrior, a ship of Greenpeace, which was doing a critical > action against the tests. > > Years later in 1995-1996 they did a last series of tests, because of the > growing support in the UN for a Test Ban Treaty. Now the tests are replaced > by computer simulation in the institute of Le Barp (Gironde). Because of the > absence of tests "in real", this simulation programme is called: > "indispensable for the perfection of weapons and to guarantee their security > and reliability". French Polynesia which was almost self-reliant paid a high > price, this self-reliant economy came to a stop; and the social structure is > destroyed by the growing consumption, and a lot of medical problems by the > radioactivity cancer, skin diseases, genetic malformations, malformed baby's > etc. > > An important aspect of the test simulation at Le Barp is that it helps to > forget the dirty past; "the tests in Polynesia and Algeria are past, we do > not have to bother anymore because we have Le Barp now". > > France's so-called "doctrine of deterrence" is incoherent, criminal and > incredibly expensive. > > During the manifestation at the nuclear site of Valduc (April 30, 2004) the > director of the site came out to give his point of view to the press on the > critics of the demonstration, and told that nuclear weapons are not meant > for war but for peace. > > The Minister of Defence of France uses the same words when she speaks about > them, in her opinion they are "political weapons" which are not meant to be > used at the battlefield (*). > > The public has been told that Iraq was attacked because there was proof, > they had so called "weapons of mass-destruction" and perhaps even a nuclear > weapon program. > > Cynically enough, the nuclear knowledge of Iraq (and also of Iran) has been > "delivered" (sold) by France. > > > > Why do we keep believing the rhetoric's of the politicians? > > Every weapon that has been developed in history has been used. > > And in case of 'weapons of mass destruction', they are meant to do exactly > what their name says. > > On July 8th 1996 the International Court of Justice in the Hague declared; > "the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons is in conflict with > international humanitarian laws" and that > > "Nuclear weapons are the ultimate threat for mankind" and that the nuclear > states must come to negotiate to abolish nuclear arms". > > Because of the lack of action by governments in more and more countries > civilians take action. > > For example by organising citizen-inspections at nuclear weapon-bases like > the UN inspected in Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. The > citizen-inspectors have the International Law on their side, because of the > Nuremberg principles. Directly after the nazi-crimes during World War 2 the > Nuremberg tribunal declared; "everyone have the right and duty to prevent > war crimes and crimes against humanity. The possession of nuclear weapons > surely is preparing war crimes. > > > > > > * Speech of Madame Alliot-Marie, France's Minister of Defence on Monday > February 2nd, 2004, delivered at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de la > Défense Nationale (IHEDN). > > > E-Mail: Website: http:// |
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