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Make no mistake; nuclear technologies will neither offer any state within the region protection nor will they meet anyone’s energy needs. All it brings is more fear, more tension and increased escalation in an area that is synonymous with war and conflict.
Our call to everyone I the middle east, Governments, authorities and most of all the people in the Middle East arena is to stop and think. Think about the looming threat of a ‘nuclearised’ Middle East To step back and reject this expensive, outdated and dangerous nuclear technology for power or weapons. Please, spare the Middle East from the deadly path of nuclear escalation and the threat of mutually assured destruction. Bigger weapons do not bring about peace, negations do, and nuclear power only makes matters worse.
Israel: Nuclear weapons will not bring home security.
Our activists protested outside the Knesset, the Parliament, to focus parliamentarian's attention on the nuclear threat, calling for a Nuclear Free Middle East. We warned that that nuclear developments and nuclear weapons in any country provoke proliferation and undermine security region-wide. The challenge is to reach an agreement to rid the entire Middle East of all nuclear technology and weapons; to recognise that nuclear technology is a threat to everybody's security.
Iran: Nuclear Power is not the solution for energy needs.
Plans had been made to hold a press conference on board the Rainbow Warrior in Bushehr, Iran, to present the results of research into different energy options for Iran which would allow it to meet its energy needs without recourse to nuclear power. Through a combination of modern energy efficiency technologies and renewable energy sources Iran can save money, meet the energy needs of its people and its economy. At the same time it can reduce its consumption of oil and gas.
However, at the last minute with the ship on the edge of Iran's territorial waters, final permission to enter was withheld by the Iranian authorities.We are disappointed not be able to present our case in person to the people of Iran. At a time of massive naval operations in the gulf it is a real shame that there appears to be no place for a peace ship.
We have received a huge amount of support and help from many people in Iran to try to get the ship in. We will seek other ways to communicate our message and continue to work with people in Iran and elsewhere for peace in the region. We will continue to try and find ways to engage the Government and people of Iran about a Nuclear Free Middle East.
Irrespective of a Iran's military intention, the acquisition of nuclear technology sparks fear and suspicion. Much of the current debate focuses around Iran nuclear rights but we need to step back and ask not if there is a right to nuclear technology but if it a wise choice? We should ask if it offers any conceivable benefit that outweighs the many risks.
Other countries in the Middle East: Don’t join the Nuclear Club.
Fear and suspicion are inherent in all nuclear developments, often coalescing into a terrible and vicious cycle of ‘virtual proliferation’ where countries seek to master the technology ‘just in case’. Almost every country in the region has recently declared an intention to develop a nuclear power programme, it is no coincidence that the announcements come at this time. A time increased fear and suspicion over Iran’s military nuclear intentions.
And even if a country’s current intentions are simply to develop a programme to meet the future energy needs of the people of this region, any nuclear energy programme can all too easily support real proliferation and nuclear weapons escalation at a later date.
Why radiate when you can shine?
The Middle East’s massive oil reserves are both a blessing and curse. But it also enjoys bountiful natural, renewable and peaceful energy resources, intense enough to provide power for its entire people.
By using the bounty of nature’s winds and the sun, countries in the Middle East can meet their energy needs without courting nuclear oblivion. The option exists to create a sustainable future, without the certainty of a deadly legacy of radioactive waste—or the possibility of nuclear weapons proliferation. Instead of threatening the safety of all with more nuclear power, the option is available to increase security of all by using energy already on hand.
The is another way -- The Solution:
Earlier this month, in Abu Dhabi, Greenpeace published a report entitled Energy Revolution showing that a combination of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and decentralised energy systems could transform the energy sector in the Middle East to make it cleaner, safer, and more secure. The report shows how the transformation would increase energy security, reduce future energy prices, accelerate development, reduce carbon emissions and free the region from the threat posed by nuclear technology.
A brighter future for the Middle East is possible. Negotiating a Nuclear Free Middle East, which rejects all nuclear technology, region-wide, is how to get there.
