Socialist Outlook

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French campaign against HiroChirac

· Socialist Outlook no. 89, September 1995 inc T and P supp · 342 words

France

THERE IS A very deep fear about the nuclear threat and a general sentiment that nothing in the present world situation justifies maintaining nuclear weapWithin two weeks of Chirac's decision, some 80 organisations - political parties, trades unions, environmental groups, NGOs agreed a common appeal to demand and end to nuclear the Compreensive test ban Treaty.

For the first time in a decade, the conditions are very the time of the terrorist bombing (by the French government of the Greenpeace ship! Rainbow Warrior, the international reaction was very big. but Greenpeace (France) was completely broken by the French secret service.

Stopping the nuclear tests extremely dificult to Chirac has put all his presidential authority on the line. Here we have a huge question of democracy: one man can make a decision full of incalculable consequences or humanity The nuclear tests raise the question: will be 21st century be nuclear? we know all the nuclear powers want to keep nuclear weapons, but the mawant to see nuclear weapons destroyed. That's why we demand in the appeal an immediate signing of the test ban No European government will risk a serious taling out with the French government. They know that the French and the brisn are usine the ace that they alone have nuclear No Mu URANIUM ABOR TIME CANCER MUTATIGH3 Sydney, Australia, protest on Hiroshima Day drew hundreds weapons to strengthen their to convert the appeal into a potion to react massively at the position in Europe. Only if mass petition, with more than time of the first test.

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