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War and Peace Facts
Fact: Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon.

Fact: Iran has the right, according to international law, to develop nuclear energy for civilian use.

Fact: Iran’s nuclear energy program is regularly monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Fact: Iran has not started a war.
Fact: The United States possesses 10,600 nuclear warheads in its stockpile, 7,982 of which are deployed and 2,700 of which are in a contingency stockpile. The total number of nuclear warheads that have been built from 1951 to present is 67,500.

Fact: The United States is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons. It did so when it incinerated hundreds of thousands of Japanese people living in the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Neither city had any military significance.

Fact: The United State has spent $7 trillion on nuclear weapons. The U.S. military budget for 2012 alone is about equal to Iran’s entire Gross National Product.

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	Save the dates: Wed, June 19, 4:00-5:30PM, The Big Red Steps - Times Square, 46th St & Broadway: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spent one year in political asylum in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange is fighting attempts to extradite him to Sweden for questioning about charges unrelated to WikiLeaks. Sweden refuses to question him in the U.K. Assange does not want to go to Sweden for fear that he will then be turned over to the U.S. Please join us on Wednesday as we remind the public who Julian Assange is and suggest ways that we all can help facilitate his safe passage. Come on down - we've got flyers and signs to share. Wed, June 19, 7:00PM: Join the Granny Peace Brigade, World Can't Wait and The Continuing Education Department, The Cooper Union for An Evening of Conscience. Cooper Union's Great Hall 7 E. 7th St, between 3rd and 4th Ave: No Government Spying on Whole Populations. Hands Off Snowden & Manning. Close Guantanamo NOW. Drone Control: The Granny Peace Brigade calls for a ban on the use of weaponized drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) anywhere at any time. The United States must stop drone killing now: too many people have already been in the wrong place at the wrong time. But there is more. Surveillance drones threaten our privacy in ways our founders could not have imagined. Let us join other cities and persuade New York City Council to pass a resolution banning the use of both weaponized and surveillance drones in New York City. The Granny Peace Brigade has spoken with a representative in every New York City Council Member's office about the resolution. Most often we spoke with the legislative director. Next we sent this resolution to all New York City Council Representatives and also to a staff member. Please join us in the struggle to keep New York City Drone Free. (read more) Download Drones & Targeted Killing FAQs>> Download the resolution>> Download the "NYC Drone Free" flyer>> Prevent Truth Decay! Bawl out your local media outlets when they distort the truth. NY Times • CBS news • ABC News • Fox News INVEST IN DEMOCRACY Here’s what you can do: Get Informed: Can you see the impact of war in your neighborhood? What services have been compromised? In Education? Security? Housing? Health Care? Get Vocal: Talk to your neighbors. Then talk to all those folks so eager to grab your vote come November. Where do they stand? Remember what Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local." Get Busy: Discover the power in solidarity, so look around, find a social action group, join up and get involved. Please let us know about what you are doing. And join us in the streets. We welcome all ages, women and men. In peace always.
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