
The legacy of the Cold War is a devastating one -- huge arsenals of
nuclear weapons that are not needed, tons of weapons-usable fissile
materials that have become security threats, an environmental legacy
that has contaminated vast areas of the country and which will cost
hundreds of billions of dollars to contain and manage, and an erosion
of democracy due to widespread secrecy and deception practiced in the
name of national security.
Founded in 1987 under the name
Military Production Network, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
(ANA) is
a network of 35 local, regional and national organizations representing the concerns of communities in the
shadows of the U.S. nuclear weapons sites and radioactive waste dumps.
We have effectively worked to open up the operations of the U.S.
Department of Energy to help shut down polluting, obsolete and unsafe
facilities, and to stop nuclear weapons testing as well as the
construction of many new bomb production plants.
Because of its
national network and, particularly, the location of ANA
grassroots groups, the ANA is uniquely positioned to hold the
Department of Energy accountable at its nuclear weapons facilities.
Campaigns which stopped new production facilities such as reactors,
reprocessing plants, and a plutonium isotope separators were anchored
by
ANA member groups. We have worked together with others to stop
nuclear testing and to try to bring some sanity and accountability to
U.S. clean up, waste management and warhead dismantlement programs.
ANA's
strength is in our shared experience and our collective vision. We will
build upon the momentum of the past several years and continue to
provide leadership both locally and nationally.