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AS, 1978

ARTA WY 2h kee AUG 14 1978
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Dear Council Members,

Because the neutron bomb represents a major escalation in the arms race,
its production-would-vastly increase the danger-of nuclear war, and. would
trigger «= new round of arms spending-which the world can i111 afford, The
problems facing city and municip,l councils today would more easily be :
solved if the money which would be spent in this new escalation were
released for projects which would meet the needs of the people. As
Senator Edward Kennedy once said "Military spending does not appear to be
a good way to stimulate employment. On the contrary, money spent on
nunitions puts jobs in danger", And in the case of a nuclear war the
problems which municipal councils would face boggle the imagination,

Contrary to those who say that the neutron bomb would be useful in a
“limited war", we believe that its use would lead to unlimited nuclear
war which all responsible people wish to prevent,

A growing number of Canadian City Councils have gone on record in
opposition to the neutron bomb ~- among them are Vancouver City Council,
Port Alberni City Council, Toronto City Council and Welland City Council.

The following resolution was sent by the Toronto City Council; Vancouver's
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‘Whereas the Ntitron bomb represents a dangerous escalation of the nuclear
‘arms race; . oo,

Whereas it cannot be justified by the argument that it destroys only
living beings and not installations;

Whereas international security must be preserved by agreed disarmament by
all countries;