[act-ma] [UJP Activist] Bombs versus Budgets: The High Price of Nuclear Weapons
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======== BOMBS VERSUS BUDGETS: THE HIGH PRICE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS =============
Sunday, November 18, 2012, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
First Unitarian Society in Newton • 1326 Washington St • Parish Hall •
West Newton
* /*The US has 5,000 nuclear weapons, deployed & in reserve*/
* /*$185 billion in the budget for new weapons manufacturing*/
* /*Mayors for Peace from 140 countries say NO*/
*William Hartung, *Director, Arms & Security Project, Center for
International Policy.
Hartung is the author of /Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of
the Military-Industrial Complex /(Nation Books, 2011) and the co-editor,
with Miriam Pemberton, of /Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next
War /(Paradigm Press, 2008). His previous books include /And Weapons for
All /(HarperCollins, 1995), a critique of U.S. arms sales policies from the
Nixon through Clinton administrations. From July 2007 through March 2011,
Mr. Hartung was the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New
America Foundation. Prior to that, he served as the director of the Arms
Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute. He also worked as a
speechwriter and policy analyst for New York State Attorney General Robert
Abrams. Bill Hartung’s articles on security issues have appeared in
the /New York Times/, the /Washington Post/, the /Los Angeles Times/,/The
Nation/, and the /World Policy Journal/. He has been a featured expert on
national security issues on CBS /60 Minutes/,/NBC Nightly News/, /the
Lehrer Newshour/, CNN, Fox News, and scores of local, regional, and
international radio outlets. He blogs for the /Huffington Post/ and /TPM
Café/.
*Third of 3 Forums on Cutting the Military Budget*
The Forums are open to the public at no charge. Parking is available across
the street and on side streets, except against the bank rear wall.
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Newton Dialogues on Peace & War, Occpy Newton, Watertown Citizens for Peace,
Justice & the Environment, Veterans for Peace Chapter 9, Women's
International League for Peace & Freedom - Boston Chapter
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UJP Coalition, formed after September 11th, seeks global peace through social
and economic justice.
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