COMPLEX 2030: Rebuilding the entire U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal

Fortunately the Pentagon and the National Nuclear Security Agency have not yet been able to escape official environmental impact hearings. Unclassified plans to rebuild the entire nuclear weapons stockpile by 2030 had to be presented in public hearings for citizen comment before January 17, 2007. NNSA responses to the questions and a revised plan are expected as early as July 2007. Initial funding for the plan is expected in the 2008 budget.

Read the WILPF document Mary Day Kent presented to NNSA at the NEPA hearing in Washington D.C., December 14, on supplemental proposals to Complex 2030. (Part I was presented by Mary Day at the Public Hearing. Part II with WILPF questions and comments on negative environmental impact of each specific proposal in the NNSA NEPA document was submitted in January.)

Read Mary Day's comments on the experience for the WILPF blog.

Read Ellen Barfield's Comments on the news conference and public hearing.

Download an unclassified version of Complex 2030. This program is presented by the Pentagon and the Department of Energy as the way to go in the future development of the U.S. nuclear weapons program. It includes the Reliable Replacement Warhead program, and would reopen the entire nuclear weapons industry with lucrative contracts of major and minor war profiteers. Cost estimates are not given, but would obviously billions (and possibly trillions) would be spent before 2030 if this program actually proceeds. It would also almost certainly lead to a new nuclear arms race and renewed possibility of nuclear war by accident or by intent.

Those with power point can read this nifty summary slide show presentation for busy CEOs and other war profiteers interested in a piece of the action.