"Every gun that is made … signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

The divine answer to evil is mercy and love. There is nothing the church can say or do that balances Jesus’ message of non-violence.

Nuclear arms are the epitome of evil. Their only purpose is mass destruction of our sisters and brothers and our Mother Earth. The “fundamental reappraisal” must be made in the light of the current state of our human family and condition of our common home.

The Beatitudes and nuclear arms are incompatible.

BTW, In the United States alone, the DOE states there are "millions of gallons of radioactive waste" as well as "thousands of tons of spent nuclear fuel and material" and also "huge quantities of contaminated soil and water.” The time frame in question when dealing with radioactive waste ranges from 10,000 to 1,000,000 years. And then there are accidents and illegal dumping.