When I saw the title of the latest article in the BBC news about the global nuclear weapons situation, I said to myself, “they’re making progress but it’s still not good enough.” Their claims are contradictory as well. This whole mess and the way that our world leaders are handling it seems a bit childish to me. In my opinion, this is one of the most significant situations humanity has ever dealt with. If they don’t solve this issue peacefully and maturely it could spark World War III. I took some quotes from the article and thought I would share my thoughts on the matter.
“US President Barack Obama’s administration has unveiled plans for substantial reductions in America’s nuclear weapons’ stockpile.”
I think this is a great start to reevaluating our choice and means of settling dispute on this planet, but at the same time, I think we can still do much better. Reducing the stockpile still does not get rid of nuclear weapons altogether. The documentation in the article states that the US has approximately 2,200 nuclear weapons. Even if the stockpile is reduced by 50% that’s still 1,100 potentially devastating weapons that could obliterate life on Earth. How does this serve the betterment of mankind? That’s like saying they’ll reduce the amount of poisonous fluoride in our water systems. The poison is still there. How about completely abolishing them?
“But its strategy review warned Iran and North Korea they would remain potential targets if they continued to defy the international community.”
“It said the US would only used nuclear arms in “extreme circumstances”.”
“But the Nuclear Posture Review comes with a major condition: countries will only be spared a US nuclear response if they comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – this does not include Iran and North Korea.”
When I read these statements I couldn’t help but laugh. So this is what they’re saying. Either Iran and North Korea REDUCE their stockpile and conform to the treaty, as the US is claiming to do, or they will remain on the US target list with threats of retaliation by means of nuclear weapons. They’re threatening to use nuclear weapons if these countries don’t stop making nuclear weapons. This one speaks for itself.
When I truly take a look at this, really truly step back from my daily life and look at what our world leaders are arguing about, it brings tears to my eyes to think that this is what humanity has come to. The fact that we even have nuclear weapons in the first place, is sickening.
From my understanding and sources of information, we have come close to obliterating ourselves as a race twice before in recent years. Once in the 1980′s and once in the 1990′s. But how was this devastation stopped? The Galactic Federation’s assistance through the sharing of their higher levels of consciousness. They were monitoring the planet at these times and just before buttons were literally pushed, they stepped in to show our world leaders the consequences of such actions. It’s happened twice before and we still haven’t learned our lesson yet. I understand that the Galactic Federation has had a major impact on this current situation, negotiating with our world leaders to halt a third world war.
We have gone so far into the darkness that our ignorance has led us to the brink of extinction caused by our own self. Think of what nuclear radiation on a mass scale would do to the planet and humanity. It’s situations like this that inspires me to do what I do. How can we and our children look to a bright future when our planet is ruled by “people” who could do these sorts of things? Some food for thought.
Love,
Matthew
Good sayings Mr Matthew, I admire your spirit of freedom and bravery. We indeed have reached a stage of history in which no real humans in the sense of the word are ruling us anymore..virtually those on the top, aren’t acting like humans, and the more time passes the more they become bolder in showing their inhuman nature. May mercy of The creator be upon us all.
I think what Barack is trying to do is show the rest of the world including Iran and North Korea that by leading by example it is possible for a nuclear power to reduce its weapons and stop processing any new ones. Some may disagree with this type of approach but nothing like this has been done in more than 20 years, and given the political climate in the US over healthcare and the economy, even something like this faces scurtiny. To me it seems like hes trying to do what every president since Reagan was trying to do only he actually got it done. One step closer to a world with no nukes.
The facts are that there are very bad people on this planet and staying strong is essential. Obama and others are trying to stem the tide of nuclear weapons but countries with leaders who are unstable and can annihilate smaller countries now have or are producing nuclear weapons, therefore the USA is the only country that is willing to stand in their way. If we start to show others we are weak and not willing to protect our friends, kiss the relative peace we have achieved goodbye. Until humans all have the same mindset to live in peace can we give up our weapons. When that will be, who knows!
Just a few comments….
First, approaching an issue such as NUCLEAR THREATS or WW III, IMO, is giving into the programs that try to keep our attention from the real issues. The same tactic is utilized in war. Lets put everyone’s attention on some far away country so that no one is aware of whats going on in their backyards.
If I have learned anything in my short time on this wonderful plane of experience it would be that there is nothing to ‘fix’ out there. And in truth, the only way we can ever change our outer experience is first to cause the change in the inner worlds. I can spend all day dropping judgements on people, and trying to change them to think a certain way or act a certain way. All of my attempts have and always will act only to make the situation worse.
If the world falls into Nuclear holocaust, then all it does it change the playing field in which we experience life. Its not the optimal exprience, but essentially its our inner perspectives and experiences that shall dictate the quality of our lives.
I feel it would be more important to focus on what we can do to BE the light in our communities. If you think about it, it will only be through the propogation of LOVE energy that will ever return humanty to a state of grace and divinity.
P.S stop watching the news…
Namaste