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"The question is not how much more sophisticated our plants and weapons can become, but how serious we are as a nation to lead the world with an alternative vision which interprets power differently and promotes peaceful coexistence globally."
—Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis,
right, Theological Advisor
to the Ecumenical
Patriarch
on
Environmental Issues,
Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese
of America, speaks about
Complex Transformation
at the
National Press Club.
Read the full extent of his remarks [PDF]>>
Complex Transformation is the Bush administration proposed plan to restructure the nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure.
The administration's goal is to consolidate existing nuclear facilities while increasing the capacity to produce material for new nuclear weapons. According to a report jointly released by the Energy Department (DOE) on January 10, 2008, the administration seeks an annual production capacity of 80 plutonium pits (read: triggers for new nuclear bombs) as a result of the transformation. The main justification for the program is the perceived need for a more adaptable and responsive nuclear infrastructure to react to unnamed future threats. The administration is curently considering several alternatives for achieving its goals.
Download a full-color fact sheet
on Complex Transformation
from the Friends Committee
on National Legislation.
Read a statement
from 79 national and regiona
religious groups
opposing Complex Transformation.
given by Jessica Wilbanks
(Faithful Security Advocacy Director)
at the public hearing
on the
Complex Transformation plan
in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
"The question is not how much more sophisticated our plants and weapons can become, but how serious we are as a nation to lead the world with an alternative vision which interprets power differently and promotes peaceful coexistence globally."
Learn More:
Friends Committee on National Legislation
