The anti-nuclear movement was the movement that originally drew me into the peace community. At the time, in the late 1980's, the world was on the verge of nuclear war. Since that time, the issue has faded from the national spotlight, but the United States remains the greatest threat to international stability with its 5000 plus arsenal of nuclear weapons still ready at a moment's notice to wreak havoc on the planet.
I support the national campaign to end the use of depleted uranium in weapons and the closing of Aerojet Corp in Tennessee.
I support the United States full and open disclosure regarding its nuclear arsenal, the dismantling of all weapons of mass destruction, elimination of the nuclear weapons maintenance and production facilities still in existence including Tennessee's Y-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
I support redirection of DOE and EPA dollars to cleanup and restoration where possible of environments devastated by our nuclear legacy, including the Oak Ridge bioregion, Savannah River, Hanford Complex, Nevada Test Site and Rocky Flats among others.
I do not support the long term storage of radioactive nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
