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The coalition of peace activists included Greenpeace, National Council
of Churches, Sydney Peace and Justice, Stop the War coalition, Medical
Association for the Prevention of War, The Greens, Uniting Care and the
NSW Ecumenical Council.
The message from the coalition was simple - the Australian peace movement is opposed to nuclear weapons and the US must disarm its nuclear weapons if the world is ever to reach global peace.
Greenpeace peace campaigner James Courtney says that the US has an aggressive nuclear policy and that the country is now prepared to use nuclear weapons.
“We do not believe these vessels should be allowed to enter our ports, especially when the US will neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on board,” he said.
“One of the ship’s, the USS Kitty Hawk, has been in Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre military exercises between Australia and the US. The military exercises are designed to increase inter-operability between the forces. The Australian government should condemn the US government for its aggressive nuclear weapons policy, not be playing war games with them.”
This August will mark 60 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet, there are still 30 000 nuclear weapons on the planet and the nuclear weapons states are refusing to disarm.
Join the international peace movement between 5-9 August, make a peace flag and bring it along to the commemoration events happening around Australia.
The message from the coalition was simple - the Australian peace movement is opposed to nuclear weapons and the US must disarm its nuclear weapons if the world is ever to reach global peace.
Greenpeace peace campaigner James Courtney says that the US has an aggressive nuclear policy and that the country is now prepared to use nuclear weapons.
“We do not believe these vessels should be allowed to enter our ports, especially when the US will neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on board,” he said.
“One of the ship’s, the USS Kitty Hawk, has been in Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre military exercises between Australia and the US. The military exercises are designed to increase inter-operability between the forces. The Australian government should condemn the US government for its aggressive nuclear weapons policy, not be playing war games with them.”
This August will mark 60 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet, there are still 30 000 nuclear weapons on the planet and the nuclear weapons states are refusing to disarm.
Join the international peace movement between 5-9 August, make a peace flag and bring it along to the commemoration events happening around Australia.
