The HumanitarianImpact of Nuclear Weapons

Op-Ed by Al Jubitz, Founder of Rotarian Action Group for Peace

- March 12, 2014

“Rotarians are leaders, and leadership is understanding reality and taking appropriate action. In this case, we need to apply our leadership skills, voices and passion to an issue that poses the number one threat to our planet: nuclear weapons.”

THE ASKS: Sign the petition Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace Will someone in this group be a point of contact for more action? Willing to join in local meetings with other community leaders and elected

officials on how to reduce nuclear weapons risks

PROMOTE WORLD PEACE WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=885

Nuclear WeaponsOur Common History

Nuclear weapons

Are different from every other type of weapon

BLAST

http://blog.360cities.net/hiroshima-after-the-atomic-bomb/

Thermal energy is 35% of total. In first seconds, temperatures are the same as the sun.

http://life.time.com/history/hiroshima-portraits-of-survivors/#13

BURNS

Death or Illness Effects both

immediate and long lasting.

2. http://www.compassionmed.org/transnistria_2006.html

1. http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-meltdown-disasters-pictures.htm#page=12

1.

2.

IONIZINGRADIATION

No adequate medical response overwhelming numbers

loss of infrastructure.

http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/tag/disaster-response/

Nuclear War in South Asia

20,000,000 deaths in major cities in India and Pakistan

Radioactive contamination throughout both countries and in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, and other neighbors

Global climate disruption from smoke and soot caused by massive fires.

Nuclear Famine report of December 2013 warns of decade long crop loss in Northern Hemisphere

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Chart courtesy of Alan Robock

Chart courtesy of Alan Robock

Chronic Malnutrition Today800 million people

1,800-2,200 calories minimum daily requirement

870 million people at or below this

300 million in countries dependent on food imports

2 billion deadfrom starvation alone?

Physicians for Social Responsibility

World Nuclear Forces September, 2014

United States 7,300

Russia 8,000

China 250

France 300

United Kingdom 225

Israel 80

India 90-110

Pakistan 100-120

DPRK (North Korea) Less than 10

Total ~16,300

Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nuclear Notebook

These findings require a fundamental change in our thinking about nuclear weapons

There is HOPE

A shift is occurring

There is HOPE

• We must change how we think

There is HOPE

• We must change how we think

• Each of us has a role to play

There is HOPE

• We must change how we think

• Each of us has a role to play

• Each individual can make a difference

There is HOPE

• We must change how we think

• Each of us has a role to play

• Each individual can make a difference

• “They” will not let it happen

World Opinion – Nuclear Disarmament?

World Public Opinion Poll, 2008

CoOslo, Norway March 2013 127 nations represented

Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

Nayarit, Mexico February, 2014 146 nations represented

Vienna, Austria December, 2014

Nobel Peace Laureates' Statement: Nuclear Abolition is a Humanitarian Imperative October 24, 2013

United Nations General Assembly 1st Committee 124 Nations Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons October 21, 2013

"The only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used again is through their total elimination.“

Council of Delegates, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons: Four-year action plan Resolution adopted: Nov. 18, 2013 Sydney, Australia

U.S. Conference of Mayors: Calls on - US to negotiate in good faith to eliminate Nuclear Weapons and -To minimize spending on nuclear weapons redirecting monies to cities. June 24, 2014

World Council of Churches: Calls for

a nuclear free world July 7, 2014

Polio Almost Gone!

Nuclear Weapons Next ?www.icanw.org

www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org

Op-Ed by Al Jubitz, Founder of Rotarian Action Group for Peace

- March 12, 2014

“Rotarians are leaders, and leadership is understanding reality and taking appropriate action. In this case, we need to apply our leadership skills, voices and passion to an issue that poses the number one threat to our planet: nuclear weapons.”

THE ASKS: Sign the petition Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace Will someone in this group be a point of contact for more action? Willing to join in local meetings with other community leaders and elected

officials on how to reduce nuclear weapons risks

PROMOTE WORLD PEACE WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Nukes

are Nuts

Thank You!

www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org

US Budget • Priorities

Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Ventura County

‘2013

$176,057,600.00

US Budget • Priorities

Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Oxnard City

‘2013

$26,784,740.00

Cedar Rapids, Iowa May, 2014

Tambora Volcano

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Average 1.25° F temperature drop; reduction in rainKilling summer frostsDoubled grain pricesDeadly famine in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, India and France.

US Budget • Priorities

Nuclear Weapons Programs CO$T to Claremont City

‘2013

$8,382,816.00

LA City Hall 12.5 kt blast

Chronic Malnutrition Today800 million people

Impacted by projected reduction of 15-30% in wheat in China, 10-15% of corn, soy and rice in

US and China for at least 10 years.