Seasonal Greetings Postal Card
Santa Fe, NM: Los Alamos Study Group, 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Postal Card. Format is 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches. Postal card format. Some wear and soiling noted. Rare surviving item of anti-nuclear, pro-Nonproliferation and pro Arms Control ephemera. The front of the postal card has an illustration labeled One Earth, One Life with a quotation from The Vatican, 1997. The other side has about two thirds on the left filled with text. The right side has a Postage Paid statement printed in and a Los Alamos recipient's address printed on the postcard. The text was addressed to "Dear Los Alamos colleague--" The text addressed the 2000 holiday season and indicated that in 2001 the Los Alamos Study Group would be redoubling their efforts to advance nuclear disarmament, protect the environment, and foster economic justice and sustainability. It solicited recipients to help them as advisors, volunteers and/or donors. The text asserted that the 'stockpile stewardship' program at LANL was being conducted in conflict with U.S. commitments under the Nonproliferation Treaty. A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare. In some places, one can send a postcard for a lower fee than a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards (which require a postage stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them). While a postcard is usually printed and sold by a private company, individual or organization, a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority (often with pre-printed postage). Since its founding in 1989 by Greg Mello and others, the Los Alamos Study Group has worked for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection, social justice, and economic sustainability – mutually-reinforcing aims that map directly onto the converging crises we face, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Throughout this time, we have contributed thoughtful popular and policy leadership on Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) weapons laboratory and warhead issues, in which we have considerable – in some respects unparalleled – expertise. We have conducted hundreds of public meetings, and hundreds of briefings on Capitol Hill. We are strictly nonpartisan and factual, and we anchor policy details in a broad historical and technical perspective. We focus on practical outcomes. We have wide technical, legal, and public education experience as well as strong academic and work histories in science, engineering, law, and organizing. We draw on a wide range of other experts as needed. We have been quoted in thousands of newspaper articles and interviewed on hundreds of radio and TV programs. We were named one of the nation’s “top ten small green groups” in 2011 and one of eleven “favorite groups” in 2013 by Counterpunch. Our analyses of U.S. nuclear weapon modernization have been significant contributions at Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review and preparatory conferences and other international fora since the 1990s. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons, Nonproliferation, Disarmament, Arms Control, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship, Anti-nuclear
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Price: $25.00