NMD - US Military Base

National Missile Defence — US Military Base

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The US military base at Pine Gap and the town of Alice Springs:

Alice Springs in central Australia is the home of the United States military base Pine Gap. The base, which has 900 staff, is just 19 kms from Alice Springs which is where the staff live and play.

Through Pine Gap's activities, Australia is implicated in the US National Missile Defence (NMD), a space battle system which can trigger a new nuclear arms race. Involvement in NMD can destroy stability and security in our region and undermine Australian relations with China, Russia and Korea as well as many Asian countries which see Australia as an unthinking puppet of the US. This is not in the interests of Australia or in the interests of world peace and disarmament.

To inform the Australian people about National Missile Defence and Pine Gap's role in it, large, determined and well planned demonstrations at the gates of Pine Gap and other places in and around Alice Springs which sustain the base are essential.

This demonstration is being planned to take place on 5, 6 & 7 October 2002. The following pictures are intended to give you a sense of the area and what is involved.