Divine Strake

by
Xiuhcoatl
www.AztlanRising.com

Divine Strake is the government’s latest venture into the realm of broken treaties,
state-sponsored terror and the desecration of Mother Earth - a “bunker-busting” bomb that will
be detonated this June in the Nevada desert. The Shundahai Network, founded by Shoshone Elder
Corbin Harney, says “this test could be a precursor” to a nuclear strike against Iran, “with
massive civilian casualties.”

The bomb, which despite government claims is anything but conventional, is compacted with 700
tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. To give a broad idea of its power, Divine Strake packs
six times the power of the largest conventional weapon in the U.S. ar5enal. It’s so big that
there is no conventional way to deliver it – it won’t fit on any plane.

Its explosive impact is expected to create a shock wave equivalent to a moderate earthquake -
from 3.1 to 3.4 on the Richter scale - a blast that could stir up radioactive dust and debris
still present from atomic testing in the 1950s and 60s. The explosion will take place only 1.1
miles from previous nuclear tests.

In March, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ruled that
the Shoshone Indians were the rightful owners of the land where the bomb testing is to be held.
They ordered Washington to discontinue Divine Strake. The Bush administration has ignored the
UN’s decision.

The administration developed Divine Strake after Congress refused to fund nuclear-tipped
bunker-busting bombs proposed by the Pentagon. The purpose is to simulate a “low-yield nuclear
weapon ground shock” to find the lowest nuclear yield required to destroy the “carefully chosen”
targets that “simulate the characteristics of important potential global adversaries” –
specifically, Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facilities.

The Bush administration is opening a propaganda campaign that mirrors their preparations prior
to the invasion of Iraq, in order to condition us that “war” with Iran is necessary and
inevitable. When questioned about the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Iran, Bush
replied, “All options are on the table.”

The US admits to having nearly 10,000 nuclear weapons in its ar5enal.

Shoshone Elder Corbin Harney said, “The Western Shoshone Nation made a treaty with the U.S.
Government… I do not approve of any kind of bomb being detonated in or on Western Shoshone
lands. Let's not let this continue. We must think of younger generations. We only have one earth
that we live on, one water we drink and one air we breathe."

The 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley guarantees the Shoshone nation over 60 million acres in the
states of Nevada, Idaho, Utah and California. The US has stolen nearly 90% of their land through
the process of “gradual encroachment” while maintaining that the Shoshones were compensated
justly for the bequeathed territories.

The Shoshones countered the US’ claims by explaining that the mythical theory of “gradual
encroachment” is used as justification for racism against indigenous people and the theft of
their lands – and the UN agreed. The verdict: Washington’s claim to the land ''did not comply
with contemporary human rights norms, principles, and standards that govern determination of
indigenous property rights.'' The decision was based on the basic principles that govern our
existence, our rights as human beings – but in the eyes of the colonist, these rights mean
nothing.

Colonialism has not ceased to exist; it has only changed its appearance. As a chameleon alters
its color to adapt to a potentially hostile environment, so does the colonist. What was once
done through mass murder and genocide is now accomplished through methods like “gradual
encroachment.” The Shoshone have nearly become extinct after hundreds of years as the colonized,
but now they are faced with an even more painful death – a separation from their sacred land and
spiritual renewal.

As with other Native American groups, to the Shoshone, the land is sacred. Their spirits and
those of their ancestors have touched the earth and altered it in ways that cannot be
replicated. The bodies of Shoshones past still remain buried there to this day. As job openings
in gold mining and nuclear development bring more Americans into Shoshone territory, the attacks
against them have worsened. The sacred bodies of departed Shoshones are being dug up and stored
in local basements.

These acts are a direct assault on Shoshone sovereignty. The US government is not only intruding
on their soil, but infringing upon their right to freedom of religion by refusing them access to
their sacred lands. This is an outrage, but not the least bit surprising.

Historically, non-Christians have been unable to observe their own religious beliefs unless they
conform to the convictions of Westerners. The First Amendment was not conceived to give
non-European cultures the freedom to practice their religions, but to keep the various Christian
denominations from each other’s throats. Unfortunately, protecting Mother Earth is not central
to the ideals of Western culture.

The sketchy reassurances fabricated by Washington can no longer be accepted as truth. We have
too much to lose – our lives and the future of our planet hang in the balance.

The US government can’t be trusted to uphold their treaties, because history repeatedly shows
that their word means nothing. George W. Bush cannot be depended on to lead this country in the
right direction – he has already demonstrated that he is ready and willing to attack a country
that has done nothing to harm America.

Express your disgust for the present system of racism and oppression through the various forms
of protest. Force this rogue state to become accountable for their actions – after all, it is us
who they are supposed to be answering to. Fight back against Divine Strake and all that it
stands for.

http://www.aztlan.net/divine_strake.htm

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This article was originally written for Mexica Tlahtolli, the voice of the Aztlan Mexica Nation
/ Harmony Circle.
http://harmonykeepers.com/

Xiuhcoatl is an independent writer from South Modesto, CA. For more info visit Aztlan Rising
http://aztlanrising.com/cms/

It seems that this divine strake is not a bomb as such, as stated before there is no possible way to deliver it. They are putting together an explosive device to measure the effects of a large explosion on underground facilities. It will take days of work to pack lorryloads of raw materials into the ground having had to build a road to transport the stuff there.
I do not agree with tests such as this even though it is non-nuclear, the only reason for gathering this data is to predict the damage caused by a "smart" nuclear bomb, which is the only way to get this much destuctive power in a deliverable device.

Libra

It's use is to measure the penetration of a shaped charge into rock to test the theory that a hardened nuclear penetrator could do more than create a shedload of fallout. Incidentally Britain and the US violated the NPT in February by testing a nuclear device and have ramped up production of said. No idea why as we've pretty much done with the concept of a survivable limited nuclear war, but Rumsfeld's dream of 'clean' tactical nukes could have something to do with it, coupled with the PNAC document.

Fear the militarisation of space.

Draconis