Past, present, and an uncharted future
At the salon on Friday, April 24th we will hear a high level overview of the current U.S. nuclear weapons complex, how we got here, and how the U.S. is currently driving a new nuclear arms race. Presentations include representatives from the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, Tri-Valley CAREs, NukeWatch New Mexico, and Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center. This series of presentations welcomes organizers, advocates, and members of the community to learn valuable information to strengthen their awareness and activism. Presentations will include the following subjects, followed by a question and response period:
- Tanvi Kardile will be discussing plutonium pit production for nuclear weapons at Savannah River Site in South Carolina, giving some first-hand experience of touring the site, and transportation of nuclear material/waste. Tanvi is the Nuclear Policy Program Director at Tri-Valley CAREs.
- Scott Yundt will be discussing the new nuclear arms race and the current plan to develop all new nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles. He will also discuss the litigation to challenge new plutonium pit production and why this opportunity to comment is so important. Scott is the Executive Director at Tri-Valley CAREs.
- Sophia (Sophie) Stroud will be discussing plutonium pit production at the Los Alamos National Lab and why new plutonium pit production is unnecessary, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and the issue of where future wastes from expanded nuclear weapons production will go, and touch on the myth that is the U.S. nuclear strategy of deterrence. Sophie is the Communications and Associate Director at Nuclear Watch New Mexico.
- Chris Allred will be presenting a brief history of the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado, which manufactured 70,000 plutonium pits for the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. The presentation will address the history of environmental crimes which contaminated downwind communities throughout the Denver Metro region. Chris is a Nuclear Guardianship Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.
Salon duc Tape, a public forum sponsored by the Northern Colorado Alliance for a Livable Future (NCALF), usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. You will need to register in advance for this salon here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information – including a new link – about joining the salon.