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I SAID THERE WERE THREE QUESTIONS. QUESTION THREE ASKS SHALL THE
CITY BE BARRED FROM FUNDING, FINANCING OR SUBSIDIZING FACILITIES INVOLVED IN THE
PRODUCTION, ASSEMBLING OR REFURBISHING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR THEIR COMPONENT PARTS?
MANY ANTINUCLEAR EXTREMISTS BELIEVE THE UNITED
STATES SHOULD UNILATERALLY DISARM AND DISPOSE
OF ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THEY HAVE PETITIONED IN KANSAS CITY TO STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND
MANUFACTURING OF NONNUCLEAR COMPONENTS THAT ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY, SAFETY
AND SECURITY OF OUR NUCLEAR -- KEEP AMERICA SAFE. EXCERPTS FROM PROPONENT AND
OPPONENTS ADS RUNNING ON THE INTERNET. SO IF I VOTE FOR THIS WHAT WOULD
ACTUALLY HAPPEN, BILL GRADY? NOTHING. WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOTHING?
IT WON'T HAVE ANY AFFECT ON THE PLANT THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SOUTH KANSAS
CITY. IT WOULD ONLY BE FUTURE THINGS AND THE PEACE PLANNERS LOOK AT
THIS AS A MORAL VICTORY BUT IN ACTUAL PRACTICE IT WOULD HAVE LITTLE EFFECT, IT'S NOT LIKELY
THE CITY WILL MAKE FURTHER THINGS. THEY SAY IF THERE ARE DEFENSE
CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THIS PLANT AND KANSAS CITY MIGHT WANT TO GET
THEIR BUSINESS, THIS PROHIBITS THEM FROM GIVING INCENTIVES SO THEY MIGHT GET INCENTIVE FROM
GRANDVIEW OR KANSAS AND IT WOULD BE ANOTHER JOBS LOSS. THEY CAN'T GIVE ANY SPECIFIC
EXAMPLES WHO MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THIS. AND ON THE NO SIDE, WHAT
HAPPENS IF YOU VOTE NO? WELL, THE STATUS QUO REMAINS IN PLACE, NICK, AND PRESUMABLY
KANSAS CITY CAN GIVEN SENT 'TIS AWAY TO DEFENSE CONTRACTORS WHO COME TO TOWN.
LYNN SAID THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A RUSH TO DO THAT. THIS WOULD NOT PROHIBIT DEFENSE
CONTRACTORS COMING TO TOWN, THIS MONTH HICK IT'S THE SIT IT FORGIVING THEM INCENTIVES.
GOOD TO KNOW.