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| Nuclear
Disarmament and Nonproliferation Divine Strake |
"Divine Strake" The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) plans for a massive underground explosion, using 700 tons of ammonium nitrate fuel. While ostensible purpose of the test is non-nuclear, DoD budget documents indicate the purpose of the test is to study the effects of a low-yield nuclear weapon on a deeply buried and hardened target. DoD denies any link between the test and nuclear weapons. The test, which has been delayed indefinitely pending a reassessment of its environmental impact, is to take place at the Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site, which was the location for U.S. underground nuclear explosive tests conducted throughout the Cold War. There is a lawsuit brought by the members of the Western Shoshone people and downwinders to challenge the test on a number of grounds, including violations of Western Shoshone sovereignty, violations of the Treaty of Ruby Valley, and violations of the National Environmental Policy Act. The Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy does not represent any of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have filed a declaration of John Burroughs, LCNP executive director, concerning the requirements of international law bearing on the Divine Strake test. Selected Media Coverage Divine
Strake explosion delayed, possibly moved, Las Vegas Review-Journal,
August 2, 2006 Documentation from the Western Shoshone Lawsuit Press Release, Divine Strake Lawsuit, May 22, 2006 Second Amended Complaint - Winnemucca Indian Colony et al. v. U.S. et al. (U.S. District Court, Nevada) Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Additional Resources |
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