"Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar:-(Ezekiel 13:10) PREPARING FOR WAR- By Mikhail Gorbachev
The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss. But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race.
Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be our top priority.
The current situation is too dangerous.
More troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers are being brought to Europe. NATO and Russian forces and weapons that used to be deployed at a distance are now placed closer to each other, as if to shoot point-blank.
While state budgets are struggling to fund people’s essential social needs, military spending is growing.
Money is easily found for sophisticated weapons whose destructive power is comparable to that of the weapons of mass destruction; for submarines whose single salvo is capable of devastating half a continent; for missile defense systems that undermine strategic stability.
Politicians and military leaders sound increasingly belligerent and defense doctrines more dangerous. Commentators and TV personalities are joining the bellicose chorus.
It all looks as if the world is preparing for war. I urge the Members of the U.N Security Council-the body that bears primary responsibilty for international PEACE and security to take the first step.
Specifically, I propose that the Security Council meeting at the level of heads of state adopt a resolution stating that nuclear war is unacceptable and must never be fought.
I think the the initiative to adopt such a resolution come from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin-the Presidents of two nations that hold over 90% of the world's nuclear arsenals and therefore bear a special responsibility.- (Mikhail Gorbachev:The New Russia)
While state budgets are struggling to fund people’s essential social needs, military spending is growing.
Money is easily found for sophisticated weapons whose destructive power is comparable to that of the weapons of mass destruction; for submarines whose single salvo is capable of devastating half a continent; for missile defense systems that undermine strategic stability.
Politicians and military leaders sound increasingly belligerent and defense doctrines more dangerous. Commentators and TV personalities are joining the bellicose chorus.
It all looks as if the world is preparing for war. I urge the Members of the U.N Security Council-the body that bears primary responsibilty for international PEACE and security to take the first step.
Specifically, I propose that the Security Council meeting at the level of heads of state adopt a resolution stating that nuclear war is unacceptable and must never be fought.
I think the the initiative to adopt such a resolution come from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin-the Presidents of two nations that hold over 90% of the world's nuclear arsenals and therefore bear a special responsibility.- (Mikhail Gorbachev:The New Russia)
