the www.nonukes.org library A Renunciation of Nuclear Weapons ~One Citizen at a Time Hiroshima 1945 Documents in support of United States citizens' personal renunciation of nuclear weapons use on their behalf Compiled and Edited by Dennis Rivers with the cooperation of theNuclear Age Peace Foundation and the Peacemaker CommunityRevised March 30, 2002 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Download this entire document collection Recommend to a friend as a single, large PDF file (550K) via brief e-mail 1. Introduction. By Dennis Rivers 2. A brief citizen's declaration regarding the use of nuclear weapons 3. Declaration of a United States Citizen Concerning the Use of Nuclear Weapons by the United States (two-page version) 4. Sample Paragraphs for Cover Letter to Elected Officials 5. Suggested Next Steps: Where to send copies of your declaration and groups you can support that are working on the nuclear weapons issue 6. Religious Organizations and Leaders on Nuclear Weapons and Abolition (from www.nuclearfiles.org) 7. Statement of Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, On Nuclear Reduction/Disarmament 9. 75 U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Policy of Nuclear Deterrence (from www.nuclearfiles.org) 10. A Buddhist Perspective on Nuclear War and the Possibility of Peace -- An Excerpt from A Human Approach to World Peace by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama 11. Revealed Nuclear Policies Are a Sign of Bad Faith To Rest of the World. A press release from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation -- March 2002 12. Shaping the Future. By David Krieger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 13. Faking Nuclear Restraint: The Bush Administration's Secret Plan For Strengthening U.S. Nuclear Forces NRDC -- March 2002 14. Four Key Issues: A background briefing on the politics of nuclear disarmament. By John M. LaForge -- 1998 15. World Civilian Leaders' Statement For the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons -- 1998 16. Beyond Nuclear Madness: An Air Force General Speaks Out Against Nuclear Weapons. By Gen. Lee Butler, USAF (Ret.) 17. A Statement Supporting the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Signed by Sixty Retired Generals and Admirals from Seventeen Countries -- 1996 18. Six Arguments for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons --compiled by the Staff of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation -- 1999 19. Why Remember Hiroshima? By Dennis Rivers -- 1997 Download this entire document collectionas a single, large PDF file (550K) After signing and mailing your declarations, you areinvited to register online as one who has taken such a stand. Additional Renuciation Statements A Compassionate Renunciation of Nuclear Weaponsby David Richo, psychotherapist, writer and student of Buddhism Thank you for visiting the www.nonukes.org web site E-mail comments to nonukes@coopcomm.org
the www.nonukes.org library
A Renunciation of Nuclear Weapons ~One Citizen at a Time
Hiroshima 1945
Documents in support of United States citizens' personal renunciation of nuclear weapons use on their behalf
Compiled and Edited by Dennis Rivers with the cooperation of theNuclear Age Peace Foundation and the Peacemaker CommunityRevised March 30, 2002
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Download this entire document collection Recommend to a friend as a single, large PDF file (550K) via brief e-mail
1. Introduction. By Dennis Rivers
2. A brief citizen's declaration regarding the use of nuclear weapons
3. Declaration of a United States Citizen Concerning the Use of Nuclear Weapons by the United States (two-page version)
4. Sample Paragraphs for Cover Letter to Elected Officials
5. Suggested Next Steps: Where to send copies of your declaration and groups you can support that are working on the nuclear weapons issue
6. Religious Organizations and Leaders on Nuclear Weapons and Abolition (from www.nuclearfiles.org)
7. Statement of Rabbi David Saperstein, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, On Nuclear Reduction/Disarmament
9. 75 U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Policy of Nuclear Deterrence (from www.nuclearfiles.org)
10. A Buddhist Perspective on Nuclear War and the Possibility of Peace -- An Excerpt from A Human Approach to World Peace by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
11. Revealed Nuclear Policies Are a Sign of Bad Faith To Rest of the World. A press release from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation -- March 2002
12. Shaping the Future. By David Krieger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
13. Faking Nuclear Restraint: The Bush Administration's Secret Plan For Strengthening U.S. Nuclear Forces NRDC -- March 2002
14. Four Key Issues: A background briefing on the politics of nuclear disarmament. By John M. LaForge -- 1998
15. World Civilian Leaders' Statement For the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons -- 1998
16. Beyond Nuclear Madness: An Air Force General Speaks Out Against Nuclear Weapons. By Gen. Lee Butler, USAF (Ret.)
17. A Statement Supporting the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Signed by Sixty Retired Generals and Admirals from Seventeen Countries -- 1996
18. Six Arguments for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons --compiled by the Staff of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation -- 1999
19. Why Remember Hiroshima? By Dennis Rivers -- 1997
Download this entire document collectionas a single, large PDF file (550K)
After signing and mailing your declarations, you areinvited to register online as one who has taken such a stand.
Additional Renuciation Statements
A Compassionate Renunciation of Nuclear Weaponsby David Richo, psychotherapist, writer and student of Buddhism
Thank you for visiting the www.nonukes.org web site E-mail comments to nonukes@coopcomm.org
