National Association of Evangelicals calls for nuclear weapons reductions, other nuclear steps
Nov 09, 2011
Important step forward: National Association of Evangelicals calls for nuclear weapons reductions, other nuclear steps.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) represents more than 45,000 local churches from over 40 different denominations. It is the largest group of Evangelical Christians in the United States, and its members tend to represent historically conservative denominations.
Among other steps, the Association endorsed:
-->Re-examining the moral and ethical basis for the doctrine of nuclear deterrence.
-->Maintaining the taboo against nuclear use.
-->Achieving verified mutual reductions in current nuclear stockpiles.
-->Acknowledging and ratifying the de facto ban on new nuclear testing.
-->Increasing safeguards against accidental use.
-->Focusing attention on resolving regional conflicts.
-->Preventing the unauthorized spread of fissile material.
-->Continuing dialogue on the effects of possession and threatened use of nuclear weapons.
John Isaacs blog on his trip to Asia (cont.)
Jun 13, 2010
I have now completed the second and last leg of my trip to Asia, this time in Brunei, sponsored by the Department of State to speak about nuclear weapons issues.
Brunei is a small country of about 400,000 people surrounded by parts of Malaysia and on the island of Borneo. It is a monarchy independent of the United Kingdom since 1984 and run by a Sultan. It is a heavily Muslim and dry country with oil wealth to support the local population. It imports Thais, Philippinos, Indians and Indonesians to run the service industries in the country.
In Brunei, I spoke before three groups: officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a university group and about ten Ambassadors or deputy chiefs of mission to Brunei from countries such as Russia, Indonesia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and a couple of other countries. I also did two brief interviews with Brunei journalists.
Polling shows New START widely supported
Apr 12, 2010
28. As you may know, President Obama and the President of Russia recently signed a treaty to reduce the number of nuclear weapons of each country, but the treaty will not take effect until the U.S. Senate votes in favor of it. Do you think the U.S. Senate should or should not vote in favor of that treaty? (ASKED OF HALF SAMPLE. RESULTS BASED ON 487 INTERVIEWS IN VERSION B -- SAMPLING ERROR: +/- 4.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.)
Should 70%
Should not 28%
No opinion 2%
CNN Opinion Research polling on nuclear issue
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/04/12/rel7b.pdf
Interviews with 1,008 adult Americans conducted by telephone by Opinion Research Corporation on April 9-11, 2010. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Public split on elimination of nuclear weapons