Organizers Warn Kansas Citians As Local Nuclear Components Plant Plans to Double in Size This Year

“Ann Suellentrop, left, and Steve Jacobs monitor proceedings as protesters in yellow vests put “Crime Scene” tape on a dump truck used to prepare a field for building a huge addition to the bomb factory in KC, MO.” (Jim Hannah, Peaceworks KC) On April 15th, the Catholic Workers of PeaceWorksKC protested outside the Kansas City National Security Campus against its proposed expansion of the facility. About 50 demonstrators gathered near the entrance, holding signs and shouting anti-nuclear slogans. Protesters argued that resources should be used to address climate change and other global challenges rather than building bombs.& & Ten people were arrested, with three arrested for trespassing on a construction site and seven for trespassing onto campus land.& The protest coincided with Tax Day and also came as the Missouri House considered a bill to offer a sales tax exemption for materials needed for the facility’s expansion, which has bipartisan support from local lawmakers who emphasize its economic benefits for the region.& Kansas City’s Historical Role in Nuclear Energy Harry S. Truman is the only president to be born in Missouri and the only President to have used nuclear weapons thus far in war. To ensure complete and utter surrender...