Eleven international peace activists entered the Büchel Air Base southwest of Frankfurt early this morning to deliver what they called a “Treaty Enforcement Order” declaring that the sharing of US nuclear weapons at the base is a “criminal conspiracy to commit war crimes.”
Upon entering the base’s main gate with a printed “cease and desist order,” they insisted on seeing the base commander to deliver the order in person.
„Mes atsisakome prisidėti prie šio nusikaltimo“, - sakė Brianas Terrellas iš „Voices for Creative Nonviolence“ Čikagoje, Ilinojaus mieste. „Mes raginame nedelsiant grąžinti branduolines bombas į JAV. Vokiečiai nori, kad šie branduoliniai ginklai iš Vokietijos, ir taip ir mes. “
The group included people from Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. All eleven were detained by military and civilian authorities and were released after providing identification. This is the third year in a row that a delegation of US peace activists has joined Europeans and others in protesting the US nuclear weapons at Büchel. The local group Nonviolent Action for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (GAAA) convenes the International Action Week, demanding permanent ouster of the US nuclear weapons, cancellation of plans to replace today’s B61s with new hydrogen bombs, and Germany’s ratification of the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
“Delivery of the ‘Cease and Desist Order’ is an act of crime prevention,” said John LaForge, of the US peace group Nukewatch and coordinator of the US delegation. “The authorities think the entry is a matter of trespass. But these nuclear bomb threats violate the UN Charter, the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” he said, adding, “Interrupting government criminality is a duty of responsible citizenship.”The activists included: (from the United States) Susan Crane, Richard Bishop, Andrew Lanier, Jr., Brian Terrell, Ralph Hutchison, and Dennis DuVall; (from the UK) Richard Barnard; (from The Netherlands) Margriet Bos, and Susan van der Hijden; and (from Germany) Dietrich Gerstner, and Birke Kleinwächter.
Susan van der Hijden iš Amsterdamo, kuris tik grįžo iš JAV, kur lankėsi Kanzaso mieste, Kanzasoje, gamykloje, kurioje dirba naujos pakaitinės bombos dalys, vadinamos B61-12. „Planavimas ir mokymas naudoti JAV B-bombas, kurios vyksta Büchelyje, negali būti teisėtos, nes masinio naikinimo organizavimas buvo nusikalstama veika nuo Niurnbergo bandymų po Antrojo pasaulinio karo“, - sakė van der Hijden.
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