Plutonium creates target for terrorists


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 27, 2001

CONTACT: Kay Maxwell
(803)734-1605
(803)518-0918

MILES BACKS HODGES' STAND ON PLUTONIUM SHIPMENTS

As the ranking Republican Constitutional Officer of South Carolina, Secretary of State Jim Miles announced Saturday that he will join Governor Hodges in urging the Department of Energy to postpone shipment of plutonium to South Carolina.

"This is an issue of public safety," said Secretary Miles. "The security of our state and the safety of our families are issues too important for partisan politics."

Miles said he would join Governor Hodges in contacting Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and publicly oppose the shipments to demonstrate a united front on the issue in South Carolina.

Miles said that he supports Governor Hodges' view that moving plutonium to South Carolina at this time creates a target for terrorists. Hodges announced Friday that he had renewed his opposition to transporting plutonium to the SRS site in South Carolina, citing recent reports that the Department of Energy intends to immediately load and move plutonium in Rocky Flats, Colorado, into trucks headed for South Carolina.

"We must have a clear plan for transport and the proper disposal or use of the plutonium before the Department of Energy moves this deadly weapon," said Secretary Miles. "The federal government must come to an agreement with the leaders of our state and ensure the safety of our citizens."



 

 

 

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