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| Why are US Bases in Korea? |
| The United States military spends roughly $100B per year to maintain its vast array of foreign military bases around the world. This video takes a look at one such base on the Korean Peninsula and shows that the US military presence in South Korea exerts a large influence on events at both regional and local levels. |
Just released! Read the June 2009 CAAB Newsletter
US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) admits presence at “RAF” Menwith Hill, Pine Gap (Australia) as well as three ground station location within the United States.
NRO DIRECTOR OF SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE NOTE
This document, from the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), was recently obtained under the US FOIA (Wikileaks) and sent to CAAB.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Fourth Report
Global Security: Non-Proliferation - 14 June 2009
“Given the Government’s stated commitment to a rules-based international system, we further conclude that its early agreement to the inclusion of RAF Fylingdales and Menwith Hill in the US BMD system was regrettable, given that the United States’ development of its system involved its abrogation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. We recommend that in its response to this Report, the Government should update us on the NATO element of European BMD developments, in the light of the April 2009 NATO summit. We further recommend that in its response to this Report, the Government should state whether any changes made to the planned US BMD deployments in the Czech Republic and Poland would affect RAF Fylingdales or Menwith Hill. We further conclude that the uncertainty surrounding prospects for the US European BMD system has made a Parliamentary debate on this issue all the more necessary, and we recommend that the Government should schedule one before the end of this Parliament.”
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A lot has happened since last December when Global Zero first launched. With Presidents Obama’s and Medvedev’s recent commitment to eliminate all nuclear weapons worldwide (their countries have 96% of the world’s stockpile), and growing support from leaders around the globe, the possibility of a world free of nuclear weapons has moved closer within reach.
It won’t be easy and it won’t happen overnight. Reaching our goal of zero will require years of hard work and an unprecedented level of public support from people like you and me.
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