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Utah Activists Urge LDS Church to Oppose Missile Program

11/9/2025

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Utah activists urge President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to oppose the United States Sentinel missile program.
They cite the church's 1980s opposition to the MX missile system, thwarted by church leadership's vocal stance.
They warn the Sentinel program replacing aging Minuteman III missiles could produce a new generation of downwinders exposed to radiation.
They call for divestment from missile manufacturers, including Northrop Grumman.

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Utah activists urge President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to oppose the United States Sentinel missile program.
They cite the church's 1980s opposition to the MX missile system, thwarted by church leadership's vocal stance.
They warn the Sentinel program replacing aging Minuteman III missiles could produce a new generation of downwinders exposed to radiation.
They call for divestment from missile manufacturers, including Northrop Grumman.