NATION : Maine Backs Cruise Missile Ban
Maine voters endorsed a ban on cruise missile flights over the state and backers of the voter initiative pledged to take their fight to Washington to make the non-binding expression of sentiment stick.
Tuesday’s vote was “a first step toward stopping the cruise missile tests,” said Eric Johnson, campaign manager for the anti-missile forces.
With 587 of 666 precincts reporting, opponents of missile testing led by 52% to 48%.
The Navy launches unarmed but nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles from submarines. The missiles fly 500 to 6,000 feet above the ground to targets at the Navy Survival School in Rangeley, Me.
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