Missile defence

Wikileaks: Deception over missile defence - Letter to Canberra Times

Written 10/02/2011

THURSDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2011: MAPW's Immediate Past President Dr Sue Wareham OAM, had this letter published in today's Canberra Times:

What has Wikileaks revealed? MAPW report, January 2011.

Written 03/02/2011

This MAPW report gives a brief overview of some of the the thousands of revelations already published by Wikileaks.

What WikiLeaks has revealed-Print.pdf

Boeing and the global weapons trade: MAPW and partners, 2008

Written 07/10/2008

This fact sheet looks Boeing and its role in arms production and in particular Boeing's role in missile defence. It was prepared by Dale Hess and is No 9 in a series on the global weapons trade.

factsheet 9 Boeing.pdf

China, profits and power, Dr Hannah Middleton - 2000

Written 13/03/2008

A paper presented by Dr Hannah Middleton to the 2000 MAPW national conference. It explores the proposed National Missile Defence program of the United States and suggests that the real target for this program is China.

Middleton - China, Profits and Power.pdf

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and US withdrawal - 2002

Written 11/03/2008

A talking points document developed in response to the 2002 withdrawal of the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and US withdrawal - talking points.pdf

Strategic Defence Initiative

Strategic Defence Initiative

MAPW policy adopted in 1986

Preamble

MAPW (Australia) believes that the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) is a dangerous development in the arms race.

It increases the risk of nuclear war and this contributes to the growing psychological problems experienced by people throughout the world.

Missile defence policy

MAPW policy adopted in 2004

MAPW is strongly opposed to any Australian involvement in the proposed United States missile defence system (hereafter MD).

Labor and Nuclear Disarmament. Laurie Brereton MP - 2000

Written 29/02/2008

The 2000 MAPW National Conference address by Laurie Brereton, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Federal Member for Kingsford-Smith, Australian Labor Party, New South Wales. This paper reflects the then policy of the Federal ALP on issues of nuclear disarmament.

Brereton - Labor and nuclear disarmament.pdf