Iminyaka Engama-70 Yamabhomu E-athomu: Ingabe Sisengakwazi Ukuhlehlisa Izikhali Kodwa?

Ibhalwe nguRivera Sun

Izinsuku ezimbili. Amabhomu amabili. Abesilisa, abesifazane nezingane abangaphezu kuka-200,000 70 bashiswa futhi badliswa ushevu. Sekuyiminyaka engama-6 amasosha aseMelika alahla amabhomu e-athomu eHiroshima naseNagasaki. Lezi zakhamizi zangomhla ziyisi-9 kanye nomhla ziyisi-XNUMX emhlabeni jikelele zizohlangana ukuze zikhumbule-futhi zivuselele imizamo yazo yokusebenzela ukuqeda izikhali zenuzi.

E-Los Alamos (imbeleko yebhomu), izakhamizi zizohlangana ukuzomaka izinsuku ngemilindelo yokuthula, imibhikisho, izinkulumo zomphakathi ezivela kwizishoshovu ezidume kuzwelonke, kanye nokuqeqeshwa kokungabi nabudlova. Umkhankaso wokungabikho komthetho, elinye lamaqembu ahlelayo, lizokwenza ukusakaza bukhoma izinsuku ezine zemicimbi kuwo wonke umuntu, okuhlanganisa nokusakaza e-Japan.

I-Los Alamos yidolobha elikhona kuphela ukucwaninga nokuthuthukisa izikhali zenuzi. Imilindelo yokuthula nokuhoxiswa kwezikhali iyokwenzeka endaweni lapho amabhomu okuqala akhiwa khona. Ngo-1945, iqoqo lezakhiwo lazungeza ilabhorethri eyimfihlo. Namuhla, i-Ashley Pond isiphendulwe ipaki yomphakathi. Ilebhu ihanjiswe ngaphesheya komhosha ojulile, ivikelwe izindawo zokuhlola ezokuphepha, futhi abahamba ngezinyawo abavunyelwe ukuwela ibhuloho. I-Los Alamos National Laboratory idla amadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zamadola ngonyaka. Isifunda yisona yesine-ecebile esizweni. Itholakala engxenyeni esenyakatho ye- isimo sesibili esimpofu kakhulu, New Mexico.

Lapho izishoshovu zendawo ezimelene nenuzi zihlangana namakhulu avela ezweni lonke, zimelela iqiniso lokuphila ethunzini lokucekelwa phansi kwezikhali zenuzi. Izwe lathathwa ezizweni zomdabu ezintathu ezizungezile ngaphandle komthetho noma inqubo efanele. Imfucumfucu ekhipha imisebe yayivame ukujikijelwa kuyo futhi igqitshwe emihosheni, ishiye ibanga elingamamayela ubude insimbi ye-chromium lokho kungcolisa enye yezinsiza zamanzi ze-Santa Fe ngemva kwezimvula ezinkulu. Izinyamazane nezinyamazane ezizingelwa yizizwe zinezimila nezimila. Lapho umlilo wehlathi oqopha umlando ushanela phakathi kwamamayela ambalwa elabhorethri ngo-2011, umlilo waguqulelwa emazweni aseSanta Clara Pueblo. Amahektha ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha eSanta Clara Pueblo ashile emlilweni, iningi lawo endaweni yamanzi yase-pueblo.

I-Los Alamos National Laboratory isebenzisa ifemu yobudlelwano bomphakathi ngentengo edlula isabelomali sokusebenza samadolobhana amaningi aseduze. Umthelela wokungalingani kwemali engenayo kanye nengcebo ulolonga isimo sezwe laseNew Mexico ngokwepolitiki, ngokwamasiko, nangokwezomnotho.

Ngo-2014, indawo yokugcina imfucuza ekhipha imisebe eyingozi eyizigidigidi (WIPP) ubanjwe umlilo kusukela e-Los Alamos ubudedengu kanye nezinkinga ezalandela zacasula abanye abasebenzi. Isikhungo asisebenziseki okwamanje. Yilona lodwa lolu hlobo lwayo esizweni. Imfucumfucu ekhipha imisebe ikhula ngaphansi kwezimo ezingaphephile ezindaweni zokucwaninga, ezikhungweni, nasezindaweni zamasosha ezweni lonke.

Njengamanje, uMnyango Wezamandla (owuhlelo lwaphesheya kwezilwandle lwezikhali zenuzi) ulungiselela ukunwetshwa kwezikhali zenuzi, nakuba ibinzana lokugcotshwa koshukela lithi “ukulungiswa kabusha” kanye “nokwenziwa kwesimanjemanje.” Izinhlangano eziqaphayo zithi i-Obama Administration yenza isigidi sezigidi zamaRandi eminyakeni engu-30 ezayo ukugcina nokukhulisa uhlelo lwezikhali zenuzi. Khonamanjalo, izakhamuzi zibhikishela izikhali zenuzi ngoba ziyathandeka ngazo zonke izindlela ongazicabanga.

Inkulumo yeningi eyodwa Umkhankaso Wokungabi Nodlame uzo kusakazwa ngokusakaza bukhoma phakathi nemicimbi yeminyaka engama-70 kukhona u-James Doyle, owayengusosayensi e-Los Alamos National Laboratory, owaxoshwa ngenxa yokushicilelwa kwephepha lakhe ehlanekezela inganekwane yokuvinjelwa kwezikhali zenuzi. Ithiyori yokuvimbela iyisizathu esiyinhloko sezindleko ezingcolile zamadola abakhokhintela ohlotsheni lwezikhali okungafanele zisetshenziswe, ukuze kuphile umhlaba. U-Doyle uwasusile amanga, washiya iqiniso elimsulwa kuphela: izikhali zenuzi ziwumkhonyovu umphakathi waseMelika okufanele uwulahle ngokuphelele nangokuphelele.

Izikhali zenuzi zethulwa emphakathini ngendlela yobubi obushaqisayo kodwa obudingekayo obuqhubekisela phambili ukuphepha kwethu. Eqinisweni, bawuhlelo oluphelelwe yisikhathi, olusabekayo lwezikhali olukhona kuphela ngenxa yokuthi bazuza ingcebo yezimboni zezempi. I-Los Alamos iyaqhubeka nokuhlala endaweni yayo yokuhlonipha eNew Mexico hhayi ngenxa yenkonzo yayo yokuvikela izwe, kodwa ngenxa yezigidigidi ezimbili zamaRandi ingacwila emphakathini ompofu. Ucwaningo lwezikhali zenuzi lukazwelonke, ukuthuthukiswa, ukunakekelwa, ukukhiqiza, kanye nokusebenza kokuthunyelwa kwezikhali zenuzi kuphonsa imali kuma-lobbyists aseCapitol Hill aqinisekisa ukuxhaswa ngezikhali zenuzi.

UHannah Arendt wasebenzisa inkulumo ethi, ukuvinjelwa kobubi, ukuchaza amaNazi. Izishoshovu zendawo eNew Mexico zaziwa ngokubiza i-Los Alamos, Los Auschwitz. Ngosuku olulodwa, ibhomu le-H lacekela phansi izikhathi eziyi-100 kunezinga lekamu lokuhlushwa ngesikhathi esifanayo. . . futhi amabhomu ka-1945 ayiziqhumane ezishibhile uma kuqhathaniswa nezinkulungwane zemicibisholo ejikijelwayo okwamanje emi iqaphile ngokugcwele. I-Los Alamos, eNew Mexico iyidolobha elithulile elimatasa lakha ukuqothulwa komhlaba wonke. Isabelomali selabhorethri sikhokhela imigwaqo egandaywe kahle, amapaki omphakathi ahlelekile njenge-Ashley Pond, imfundo ephakeme, iminyuziyamu, nezakhiwo ezinkulu zamahhovisi esifunda. I-banal. Umuntu kufanele abeke ubufakazi obukhulu obuvela eHiroshima naseNagasaki ukuze acabange ngobubi obufihlayo.

Ukwesabeka kwezikhali zenuzi akukwazi ukudluliselwa ngamafu aphakeme amafu. Umuntu kufanele afunde iqiniso endaweni yaseHiroshima naseNagasaki. Inqwaba yemizimba eshile. Abasindile bagijimela ukuyophonsa izidumbu zabo emfuleni. Ama-eyeballs akhishwe ezisekelweni ngenxa yomthelela wokuqhuma. Amamayela amabhlogo edolobha aphenduke amanxiwa. Ukuphithizela kokusa okuvamile kwashabalala ngokuphazima kweso. Izikole zimatasa, amabhange avula iminyango yawo, amafekthri avuselelwa ukukhiqizwa, izitolo ezihlela izimpahla, izinqola ezigcwele abagibeli, izinja namakati etshukuza emigwaqweni - umzuzu owodwa, idolobha lase livuka; umzuzwana olandelayo, umsindo oshisayo, ukukhanya okuphuphuthekisayo, kanye nokushaqeka kokushisa okungenakuchazwa.

Ngo-Agasti 6th kanye ne-9th, 2015, sikhumbula lezi zinhlekelele ezimbi nezinkulungwane zezakhamizi ezihlangene ukuze zivuselele umzamo wokuqeda izikhali zenuzi. Buka ukusakazwa bukhoma komkhankaso wokungabi nabudlova futhi ubone iLos Alamos ngamehlo akho. Fakaza ngokwedlule. Yiba yingxenye yekusasa elihlukile.

Rivera Sun, ehlanganiswe ngu PeaceVoice, umsunguli we Ukuvukela kweDandelion, nezinye izincwadi, kanye nomsunguli we I-Love-In-Action Network.

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