John LaForge discusses "Nuclear Heartland, Revised Edition." This event is co-sponsored by Nukewatch, Women Against Military Madness, and Veterans for Peace.

A guide to the 450 land-based missiles in the United States.

When Nuclear Heartland was originally published in 1988, there were 1,000 land-based Minuteman missiles in six large missile fields, each with between 150 and 200 rockets. Today, three of the fields have been eliminated, but 450 missiles remain, each of which carries a 335-kiloton thermonuclear warhead with 20 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.

The original Nuclear Heartland featured the first-ever publicly available maps and road directions to remote, unguarded missile sites and to their Launch Control Centers. The revised edition has updated maps, improved directions, and photos of the three remaining fields. New chapters also chronicle protests sparked by scandals caused by Air Force crews and recent calls from authoritative, high-level officials--not just from peace and disarmament organizations--for the total elimination of land-based ICBMs.

“As a long-time sister organization of Nukewatch, WAMM is honored to co-sponsor the event featuring John LaForge speaking on Nukewatch's new book: Nuclear Heartland, Revised Edition: A guide to the 450 land-based missiles of the United States. It is a frightening book; one every American should read. It raises the question of who are the real terrorists of our age and demands that we find the 450 missiles, dismantle them and rid ourselves of the mentality that clings to the idea that nuclear weapons increase our security.”--Marie Braun, End War Committee of Women Against Military Madness

“One of the tenets from our National Veterans for Peace (VFP) organization that has over 100 chapters nationwide is to REDUCE and eventually ELIMINATE nuclear weapons.  Nukewatch is an organization that has worked with us over the years towards that end.  Their newly published book "Nuclear Heartland " with its mapping and descriptions of the missile silos in the Midwest and Great Plains make the case in a straightforward manner in such a way that it makes one feel that the over 400 missile silos that remain should be dismantled. This publication is a very real asset giving hope that this can actually be accomplished.  Our Mpls St Paul VFP chapter is not only honored to endorse this event, but to encourage a turnout worthy of this endeavor”--Steve McKeown, founding member Chapter 27 Veterans for Peace

For more information, please visit:

• www.nukewatchinfo.org

• womenagainstmilitarymadness.org

• www.vfpchapter27.org