Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 8. februar 2012 / Time Line February 8, 2012
Version 3.57. Februar 2012, 9. Februar 2012
02/08/2012
Vietnamkrigen
Den amerikanske
enhedskommando for
Vietnam oprettes, 1962.
02/08/2012
Militærkup i Maldiverne.
Litteratur: Thousands of Maldivians condemn 'coup' :
Supporters rally in Male to demand Mohamed Nasheed's return to
power, a day after he was forced to quit as president. Al Jazeera,
9. februar 2012.
02/08/2012
Edward Markey to introduce bill to trim nuclear capability /
Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
WASHINGTON -- Taking aim at an area of federal spending left
unchecked for generations, two dozen lawmakers today plan to
propose legislation mandating deep cuts in the US nuclear arsenal
– including submarines, missiles, aircraft, and weapons
design laboratories “We need more nuclear weapons programs
like Lady Gaga needs another outfit,” Markey said.
Markey Introduces SANE Act to Cut Bloated Nuclear Weapons
Budget
Congressman joined by 34 co-sponsors on legislation to cut $100
billion over next decade from outdated nuclear weapons programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey took
to the House floor to decry the wasteful spending in
America’s nuclear weapons programs and to introduce
legislation that would cut $100 billion over the next ten years
from America’s bloated nuclear weapons budget. The Smarter
Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act of 2012 cuts specific
nuclear weapons and related programs and makes our nuclear weapons
forces the right size for the 21st century.
“It is insane that Republicans are proposing to block the
automatic defense cuts mandated by the debt deal while
America’s nuclear weapons budget teems with billions in
wasteful spending,” said Rep. Markey, senior member of the
House Energy and Commerce Committee and founder of the
Nonproliferation Task Force. “It is insane to spend hundreds
of billions on new nuclear bombs and delivery systems to fight a
long-past Cold War while ignoring our 21st century security needs
and seeking to cut Medicare, Medicaid and social programs that
millions of Americans depend on. The SANE Act will cut spending on
outdated, wasteful nuclear weapons and related programs over the
next ten years and will strengthen our long-term economic and
national security.”
Cosponsors: Lee (CA), Clarke (MI), Jackson (IL), Stark (CA),
Woolsey (CA), Holt (NJ), Filner (CA), Slaughter (NY), Nadler (NY),
Brady (PA), Kucinich (OH), Lewis (GA), Conyers (MI), Grijalva (AZ),
Holmes Norton (DC), Braley (IA), Polis (CO), Honda (CA), Blumenauer
(OR), Frank (MA), Ellison (MN), Maloney (NY), Kaptur (OH), DeFazio
(OR), Bishop (NY), McGovern (MA), Richardson (CA), Olver (MA),
McDermott (WA), Payne (NJ), Eshoo (CA), Christensen (VI), Tierney
(MA), Farr (CA).
The SANE Act is endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus
and: Alliance of Baptists on the Interfaith Committee on Nuclear
Disarmament, Church of the Brethren, Citizens for Global Solutions,
Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Cumberland
Countians for Peace & Justice, DC Statehood Green Party,
Franciscan Action Network, Friends Committee on National
Legislation, Georgia WAND, Global Green USA (US affiliate of Green
Cross International), Global Security Institute and Bipartisan
Security Group, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Los Alamos
Study Group, National Council of Churches of Christ, USA, Network
for Environmental & Economic Responsibility of United Church of
Christ, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Oak
Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Peace Action, Physicians for
Social Responsibility, Ploughshares Fund, Project on Government
Oversight (POGO), Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center,
Tri-Valley CAREs, Women's Action for New Directions.
GAO: NNSA Needs to Improve Guidance on Weapon Limitations and
Planning for Its Stockpile Surveillance Program, 2012. - 39 pp.
- http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/588307.pdf
'Most weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile were produced over 20
years ago and are being sustained beyond original design lifetimes.
It is critical to ensure that these weapons are safe, secure, and
reliable to perform as the nation’s nuclear deterrent. The
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous
agency within the Department of Energy, is responsible for the
nation’s nuclear weapons program. NNSA identifies nuclear
weapon limitations—areas where military requirements may not
be met—and conducts nonnuclear tests to evaluate the
condition and reliability of weapons through its nuclear stockpile
surveillance program.'
02/08/2012
Papkassenotatet
Politiken afslører, at den tidligere chef for Hærens
Operative Kommando, Poul Kiærskou, efter alt at dømme
har beordret officerer om at lyve om antallet af fanger, som danske
soldater har taget i Irak. Dermed er Folketinget blevet vildledt
mindst 13 gange i dennne sag.
02/08/2012
Human Rights Watch: US: Wrong Time for Bahrain Arms Deal
Its Government Has Yet to Deliver on Accountability, Reforms
Washington, DC - The Obama administration’s decision to move
forward on a $1 million arms sale to Bahrain sends the wrong signal
to a country that is engaged in serious human rights abuses, Human
Rights Watch said today.
“Bahrain has made many promises to cease abuses and hold
officials accountable, but it hasn’t delivered,” said
Maria McFarland, deputy Washington director at Human Rights Watch.
“Protesters remain jailed on criminal charges for peacefully
speaking out and there has been little accountability for torture
and killings – crimes in which the Bahrain Defense Force is
implicated.”
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