Nuclear Proliferation
Condemnation by the U.N. for detonating another nuclear bomb is basically zero disincentive for North Korea. The U.N. nuclear watchdogs have been watching Iran for years. Lots of resolutions have been passed, but Iran just shrugs its shoulders and says, “So What? Get out of here.”
We need to face up to the idea that rampant nuclear proliferation is the future we are most likely to see.
If some lunatic in North Korea uses the atom bomb against Japan or South Korea, what will the civilized, advanced countries of the world do? Pass more U.N. resolutions?
What if some religious zealot in Iran uses the atom bomb against Israel? Or what if the government in Pakistan loses control of their weapons, and some different shade of religious zealots use them to kill millions in India?
Are we really prepared to kill millions of civilians by bombing them back?
Thinking that the U.N. can sanction countries like Pakistan, North Korea, and Iran into giving up their quest for nuclear weapons is unfortunately unrealistic and very naïve. I don’t know what the answer is. Honestly, there might not be an answer or an outcome that we like. Mankind is inherently aggressive and warlike. That innate aggressiveness coupled with a massive brain is what got us this far…and it may also be responsible for our extinction in the not too distant future.
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The planet is rapidly losing its ice cover at the poles and from the high altitude glaciers. Toxic amounts of industrial chemicals are now found in the breast milk of mammals in the far distant wilderness. We are already witnessing the largest extinction of plants and animals since the time of the dinosaurs. China, India, and the USA don’t intend to do much at all to reduce consumption of fossil fuels.
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I’m just glad that I’m 60 years old, and that I have leukemia. Every morning when I wake up and I am still alive, I am a bit surprised. I am just so grateful that I am not in my teens or early 20’s.
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