WCC general secretary Konrad Raiser in a discussion at the 8th assembly on 4 December
urged the Church of South India to speak up prophetically against the developing and
testing of nuclear arms in India.
Encouraged by his words, the Christian Caimpaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND), which is
attending the assembly, is< calling on all churches and church groups to endorse
"The Abolition 2000 Statement".
It aims to "achieve by the year 2000 a signed agreement committing the world to the
permanent elimination of nuclear weapons according to a fixed timetable".
"A secure and liveable world for our children and grandchildren and all future
generations requires that we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and redress the
environmental degradation and human suffering that is the legacy of 50 years of nuclear
weapons testing and production," a CCND statement said.
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