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Tell Congress and University of California President Dynes that America Doesn’t Need a New Hydrogen Bomb!

As debate in Congress continues over whether the United States should build a new hydrogen bomb, proponents of the new nuclear weapon are trying to cloud the issue.  After selecting the design for the first new American hydrogen bomb in two decades in March 2007, Department of Energy officials have confused the issue by claiming it isn’t really a new nuclear weapon.  The world community won’t be fooled.  Building the so-called “Reliable Replacement Warhead,” or RRW, will be a costly mistake—adding to the $54 billion the U.S. spends on nuclear weapons programs annually.  This new weapon also will lead to health dangers for workers and communities involved in its production and increase threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism.

California Senator Diane Feinstein said in April, “My vote depends on whether I think this is a new warhead.”  She’s asking the right question, help her get to the right answer.

Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (CA) said last month “While the recently announced RRW proposal would not have new military characteristics — and I do not consider it to be a new weapon — I am still seeking more information about this program.”  Make sure she hears from you that a new hydrogen bomb meets all the criteria for the definition of a new nuclear weapon.

In the coming weeks, Congress will consider President Bush’s $88 million request for the RRW program as part of the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations process.  The future of nuclear proliferation rests on their decision. Tell Congress that America doesn’t need a new hydrogen bomb. Click here to send a message to your representatives.

This message must also be heard by University of California (UC) President Robert Dynes. UC, the world’s largest single nuclear warhead lab management contractor, has played a central role in the Bush administration’s dangerous effort to revive U.S. nuclear weapons production. UC’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory came up with the winning design for the new nuclear weapon, while the manufacture of one of the bomb’s key features, its plutonium pit trigger, is likely to be carried out another UC laboratory – Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico. Click here to send an electronic letter to UC President Dynes.

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