International Appeal for Peace in India-Pakistan: Stop the Wardrums, Revoke the Nuclear War Advisory in Kashmir

International Appeal for Peace in India-Pakistan: Stop the Wardrums, Revoke the Nuclear War Advisory in Kashmir

Dear Friends,

[signature]

174 signatures

Share this with your friends:

   

Latest Signatures
174danielle rosensteinMar 08, 2013
173PAT DUGANJan 28, 2013
172Masahiro WataridaJan 27, 2013
171Uzair Jamal SachoraJan 27, 2013
170Ganpat T.Jan 26, 2013
169BRUCE HUTCHINSONJan 26, 2013
168Sheila ParksJan 26, 2013
167furhat sublaJan 26, 2013
166Col Tahir KardarJan 26, 2013
165Geeta CHAINANIJan 26, 2013
164Lalita RamdasJan 25, 2013
163Ishwar KhajuriaJan 25, 2013
162Anuradha Bhasin JamwalJan 25, 2013
161Starr GilmartinJan 25, 2013
160Joan HennesseyJan 25, 2013
159Diane BeenyJan 25, 2013
158George HomanichJan 25, 2013
157Kristin NewtonJan 25, 2013
156Jacinta HinJan 25, 2013
155J BeverlyJan 25, 2013
154sindy maceJan 25, 2013
153ed williamsJan 25, 2013
152Susan StewartJan 24, 2013
151Tom PitmanJan 24, 2013
150Ruth YehleJan 24, 2013
149Sarah Roche-MahdiJan 24, 2013
148Max ObuszewskiJan 24, 2013
147Cheryl FoxJan 24, 2013
146david LeesJan 24, 2013
145Diana SabaJan 24, 2013
144Robert LarocheJan 24, 2013
143Sushila CherianJan 24, 2013
142Juno ChenJan 24, 2013
141Jane RoperJan 24, 2013
140Nadine LaughlinJan 24, 2013
139Jenny GrayJan 24, 2013
138marian sandiferJan 24, 2013
137Aaron TovishJan 24, 2013
136Rich FridhJan 24, 2013
135Sunghee ChoiJan 24, 2013
134Donald SaundersJan 24, 2013
133George HenryJan 24, 2013
132Mary BarrJan 24, 2013
131Abu M YousufJan 24, 2013
130harvey swansonJan 24, 2013
129Drew RouseJan 24, 2013
128Paco MichelsonJan 24, 2013
127Jens HansenJan 24, 2013
126anne-marie brogaardJan 24, 2013
125kindwyn hogeJan 24, 2013
124laura tattooJan 24, 2013
123sonia kellyJan 24, 2013
122Mayumi NishiokaJan 24, 2013
121Ananda OwenJan 24, 2013
120Beverly CallistiniJan 24, 2013
119Stephen WillisJan 24, 2013
118Jean BoucherJan 24, 2013
117Maryse DumasJan 24, 2013
116Lea FousheeJan 24, 2013
115sonny williamsJan 24, 2013
114Adriana RodriguezJan 24, 2013
113scott mahoodJan 24, 2013
112Robert PriceJan 24, 2013
111Nancy CoscioneJan 24, 2013
110Dave MitchellJan 24, 2013
109Jane RittenhouseJan 24, 2013
108Elizabeth VillanovaJan 24, 2013
107Linda GunterJan 24, 2013
106Hajime MatsukuboJan 24, 2013
105Jere LicciardelloJan 24, 2013
104hideaki suzukiJan 24, 2013
103Joanna ChoiJan 24, 2013
102Pete WentlandJan 24, 2013
101Luis Gutierrez-EsparzaJan 24, 2013
100Kay PatrickJan 24, 2013
99Adam BreasleyJan 24, 2013
98Peter CohenJan 24, 2013
97Erica GrayJan 24, 2013
96A. CorzineJan 24, 2013
95chris hardyJan 24, 2013
94Maura HurleyJan 24, 2013
93Margery DahnJan 24, 2013
92Roni KumarJan 24, 2013
91Diane SteeleJan 24, 2013
90Marika FusserJan 24, 2013
89James CurtisJan 24, 2013
88suzia aufderheideJan 24, 2013
87Hetty JacobsJan 24, 2013
86marion priceJan 24, 2013
85jayne collinsJan 24, 2013
84Carlo CasarettiJan 24, 2013
83Lisa KavanaughJan 24, 2013
82Lena AndrewsJan 24, 2013
81Chris MacfarlaneJan 24, 2013
80giorgio corriasJan 24, 2013
79Jagadish GF ChandraJan 24, 2013
78c ciamarraJan 24, 2013
77deby andersonJan 24, 2013
76Cat WillowJan 24, 2013
75Georgia OpheimJan 24, 2013
74richard jenkinsJan 24, 2013
73Guy BolducJan 24, 2013
72maria faddaJan 24, 2013
71Shane PlassenthalJan 24, 2013
70Rafaël De BruyneJan 24, 2013
69sachin nJan 24, 2013
68Benjamin MensahJan 24, 2013
67Heather RiveraJan 23, 2013
66Ankur JaiswalJan 23, 2013
65Ace HoffmanJan 23, 2013
64debora alexanderJan 23, 2013
63Jill GoughJan 23, 2013
62Shirley RohanJan 23, 2013
61Harsh KapoorJan 23, 2013
60Frank HuzurJan 23, 2013
59Cookie AndersonJan 23, 2013
58Kannamma RamanJan 23, 2013
57Wilfred dcostaJan 23, 2013
56Dominic LinleyJan 23, 2013
55Priscilla StarJan 23, 2013
54Elizabeth GuadaJan 23, 2013
53Barbara MishlerJan 23, 2013
52Tanya Lee AngelJan 23, 2013
51Regina PyonJan 23, 2013
50Anne-Barrie HunterJan 23, 2013
49David WebbJan 23, 2013
48Nayeem AslamJan 23, 2013
47Dianne KnightJan 23, 2013
46Lisle MerrimanJan 23, 2013
45Regis TremblayJan 23, 2013
44Corazon FabrosJan 23, 2013
43kym dawsonJan 23, 2013
42christine detroyJan 23, 2013
41Harsha PrabhuJan 23, 2013
40Pat CunninghamJan 23, 2013
39Hanna JärvinenJan 23, 2013
38Door JelsmaJan 23, 2013
37Gregory John O'FlahertyJan 23, 2013
36Javeria HasanJan 23, 2013
35Sheeba KhwajaJan 23, 2013
34Fasil FasilJan 23, 2013
33ARSHID ZARGERJan 23, 2013
32anandi sharanJan 23, 2013
31omer farooqJan 23, 2013
30Abdullah A. RahmanJan 23, 2013
29Chaitanya KalevarJan 23, 2013
28V. Arun KumarJan 23, 2013
27Manohar ElavarthiJan 23, 2013
26Lora ChamberlainJan 23, 2013
25subid ahimsaJan 23, 2013
24Syed Hassan KazimJan 23, 2013
23Libbe HaLevyJan 23, 2013
22Daanish NabiJan 23, 2013
21soraya TlatliJan 23, 2013
20Mark VosburghJan 23, 2013
19Huma DarJan 23, 2013
18Rebecca Mary TrachselJan 23, 2013
17Inshah MalikJan 23, 2013
16Christine StricklandJan 23, 2013
15suresh khairnarJan 23, 2013
14Felice Cohen-JoppaJan 23, 2013
13Yayoi KoizumiJan 23, 2013
12Jayaram N.Jan 23, 2013
11Yumi KohnoJan 23, 2013
10shigeru moriyamaJan 23, 2013
9Judy HaynerJan 23, 2013
8Madelyn HoffmanJan 23, 2013
7Radhika KrishnanJan 23, 2013
6Eileen Mahood-JoseJan 23, 2013
5Thomas CoonenJan 23, 2013
4Pankaj ChoudharyJan 23, 2013
3Jolie De PauwJan 23, 2013
2Jared LaitiJan 23, 2013
1Michael LeonardiJan 23, 2013

Dear Friends,

The war-drums between India and Pakistan have touched insane proportions with the Kashmir police, on the Indian side, issuing a citizens advisory on civil defence in the possible event of a nuclear war.

It is absurdly cruel to push millions of people to the brink of such nuclear insanity. People from all walks of life and across countries must raise their voice urging the politicians and governments on the two sides to put an end to this dangerous build-up.

We request you to kindly sign the appeal here demanding just peace between India and Pakistan and immediate reversal of the escalation between two nuclear neighbours.

Thanking you,

Kumar Sundaram
Editor,
DiaNuke.org

Statement by
Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace
(CNDP),India (www.cndpindia.org)

The Jammu and Kashmir police have reportedly issued an advisory to common citizens on do’s and don’ts in the event of a “nuclear” war. Apart from creating underground bunkers, the notice advises people to store perishables and duck behind surfaces in case of an explosion.
This is a sickening reminder of the pathology of the Cold War, when a nuclear exchange was considered worth fighting and even winnable. But we know that no civil defence is possible when it comes to nuclear weapons. Hence, the advisory is clearly misleading and frightening at the same time.

This also highlights the urgent need to begin a discussion on a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in South Asia, an agenda that the CNDP has been advocating since its inception in 2000.

This vindicates our position that far from providing security, nuclear weapons have further endangered South Asia and any conventional skirmish has the potential to lapse into a nuclear escalation. The recent turn of events leading to an unfortunate diplomatic stand-off, military build-ups on both sides, and war hysteria in sections of the media, have actually arisen out of adventurism along the Line of Control. Militaries on both sides occasionally indulge in such adventurism and ratchet up tensions to hysterical levels.

We urge the governments and people on both sides to resume dialogue and end the current escalation of tensions at the earliest. We demand that the J&K police withdraw its misleading advisory on nuclear war.

Lalita Ramdas
Praful Bidwai
Abey George
P K Sundaram

One Comment

    Join discussion: leave a comment