November 5, 2001

Nuclear Weapons - Depleted Uranium

2006 – Lockheed Martin Corporation

WHEREAS:

Managing nuclear waste and using nuclear materials, particularly depleted uranium-enhanced war materiel, are international problems. Depleted uranium (DU)—a long-lived radioactive and toxic waste—is a byproduct of enriched uranium. It is pyrophoric, burning spontaneously on impact. That, along with its extreme density, makes DU munitions the Pentagon’s ideal choice for penetrating an enemy’s tank armor or reinforced bunkers. When a DU shell hits its target, it burns, losing anywhere from 40% to 70% of its mass and dispersing a fine dust that can be carried long distances by winds or absorbed directly into the soil and groundwater.

Production, transport and storage of DU and application of DU in weapons manufacturing impacts health and safety of workers and residents of communities surrounding manufacturing facilities, as well as military personnel. We believe this could lead to increased healthcare costs, worker compensation claims, damage to the water table and property loss cases.

The Department of Defense in its 2001 base closings report has conceded DU ammunitions, missile components, warheads and air-launched projectiles tested at military bases in 36 U.S. states have caused contamination.

Lockheed Martin is the Number 1 Department of Defense contractor with $20.7 billion in contracts (100 Companies Receiving The Largest Dollar Volume Of Prime Contract Awards - Fiscal Year 2004) and Department of Energy contractor for management of sites such as Sandia Laboratories, a key component of U.S. nuclear weapons evolution.

RESOLVED: the shareholders request the Board of Directors to make available to all shareholders within six months of the annual meeting, a written report on Lockheed Martin’s depleted uranium and other nuclear weapons related involvement, excluding confidential and proprietary information.

Statement of Support:

We believe corporations developing and producing weapons of mass destruction have a social and ethical responsibility to explain to shareholders and other stakeholders company policies and decision-making processes which justify production of DU and radiation-related weaponry especially when many other countries are replacing DU with tungsten.

The potential risk to human life as well as long-term costs of radiation contamination far out outweigh any benefit to our Company gained by continued production of DU weapons, components and associated delivery systems.

We suggest the report be posted on our Company’s website and that the report include:

a brief history of Lockheed Martin's involvement in management of nuclear weapons sites and production of DU weapons components e.g. dates of contract awards and renewals, criteria for bidding on contracts.
human, workplace and environmental safety precautions e.g. safeguards for transportation, storage, impact on land and water and waste disposal situating and monitoring.
health and safety record at facilities i.e. accidents/incidents involving production, storage or transport of weapons, DU weapon components or waste products.
financial arrangements e.g. offsets from lobbying costs; liability in the event of an accident/incident; agreements with state/other local governments about storage in local communities.
policies and procedures for cooperating fully with persons, organizations and government agencies planning and carrying out health/safety assessment studies, e.g. providing all necessary information.