The next Democratic debate will be held July 23 in South Carolina, and as part of the event, citizens like you can send in video questions for the candidates through YouTube.
Ask the candidates if �all options on the table� includes the nuclear option. If it does not, then tell the candidates to stop using dangerous language and to be clear that nuclear weapons are not an option.
Congress returns this week from the 4th of July break. The Senate is expected to begin consideration of the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Authorization bill, which will provide a vehicle for a number of votes on the Iraq war and other national security issues.
The 9/11 attack signaled the most serious threat to the security of this nation since World War II. There was an urgent need to clearly define the nature of the threat and take appropriate action; we did neither.
When American military officials and politicians are asked about relations with Iran and North Korea, too often they threateningly reply: "No military option is off the table." This sentiment is an implicit threat to use nuclear weapons and a violation of the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the NPT.
Council for a Livable World�s PeacePAC will be honoring Senator Edward Kennedy with the second Father Robert F. Drinan National Peace and Human Rights Award. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 5:00 � 7:00 PM at the Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C. You may RSVP online.
There are nine countries that today possess nuclear weapons: United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea.
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