International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) welcomes the statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping that “nuclear weapons … should be completely prohibited and destroyed over time to make the world free of them.” President Xi’s remarks, made during a speech on January 18 at the United Nations in Geneva, were consistent with China’s long-standing official support for nuclear disarmament, and come as the UN is preparing to convene negotiations on a new treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. . .
Source: Xi Jinping: Nuclear weapons … should be completely prohibited
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Nuclear proliferation is one of the major challenges of our generation. We need more political figures condemning them!
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Good point, Luke. Now that the US has checked out, it’s great to see China take the lead – both on climate change and nuclear proliferation.
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Reblogged this on Asian Pacific Times .
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My question is, “How do you destroy nuclear weapons?” And wouldn’t this be too little too late? I mean, once you’ve unleashed the ‘nuclear’ beast, you cannot go back and cage it.
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Good question, Shelby. As I understand, there’s still no way to safely dispose of the nuclear fission products (though far fewer are create by weapons than by nuclear power plants), but the trigger mechanism can be dismantled so they can’t be used as weapons any longer. Thanks for commenting.
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So then, we are more likely to die from radiation released from nuclear power plants and meltdowns such as with Fukushima.
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I think it’s a close call between Fukishima and toxic chemicals such as Roundup.
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Pass an international law which states nations must eliminate their nuclear weapons or the leader of any nation deciding to retain those useless, horrific, deadly inventions faces the death penalty – and watch how fast nuclear weapons become extinct. Drastic situations, such as the possibility of their use and virtual destruction of human civilization, require drastic solutions. The sacrificing of a handful of lives for the survival of billions and all future generations on Earth seems completely rational and well worth pursuing.
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The problem I see Jerry is that our last 3 presidents (including Trump) seem to have absolutely no regard for existing international law.
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