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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

why would someone have issues with a no nukes


(it's really a no MORE nukes) ad? i don't know. do you?


"No Nukes" Ad From U.S. Scientists' Group Too "Scary" for Northwest Airlines


A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Meg White

It sounds like an early Halloween prank. After customer complaints of "scary" ads at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Republican Party Convention goers will be treated to the usual idyllic lake scenes from the local tourism board, Explore Minnesota, and similarly non-offensive advertising.

So what is so frightening? Thinking about nuclear weapons.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) placed ads that question nuclear proliferation in both airports of the two cities hosting the major party conventions this fall. The two ads were virtually the same, though changed to specifically apply to one city or another. They read:

"When only one nuclear bomb could destroy a city like [Minneapolis/Denver]... We don't need 6,000. [Senator McCain/Senator Obama]: It's time to get serious about reducing the nuclear threat."

Each ad features a target focused on an aerial picture of the city in which it appears...........

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