Isithombe nguGlen Milner.
By Isikhungo seZero seGround for Action Nonviolent Action, May 16, 2023
I-Silverdale, Washington: Izishoshovu zivale umnyango wesizinda somkhumbi-ngwenya wenuzi osogwini olusentshonalanga ye-US Navy, okuyikhaya lenqwaba yezikhali zenuzi ezisetshenzisiwe, ngesenzo esiqondile esingenalo udlame ngosuku olwandulela uSuku Lomama.
Izishoshovu zokuthula eziyisishiyagalombili ezivela e-Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, ziphethe izingqwembe ezibhalwe ukuthi “Umhlaba Ungumama Wethu Mphathe Ngenhlonipho” kanye nokuthi “Izikhali Zenuzi Zingcolile Ukuzisebenzisa, Azinasimilo Ukuba Nazo, Azinasimilo,” zavimba kafushane zonke izimoto ezingenayo. Isango Eliyinhloko e-Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor e-Silverdale, eWashington njengengxenye yomkhosi wokugubha uSuku Lomama lwangomhla ziyi-13 kuNhlaba.
Ukungalaleli komphakathi kwakuyingxenye yokugubha minyaka yonke kweGround Zero yoSuku Lomama, okwaphakanyiswa okokuqala e-United States ngo-1872 nguJulia Ward Howe njengosuku olunikezelwe ukuthula. U-Howe wabona imiphumela nhlangothi zombili zeMpi Yombango futhi wabona ukubhujiswa kwempi kudlula ukubulawa kwamasosha empini.
Njengengxenye yokugubha uSuku Lomama kulo nyaka abantu abangu-45 bahlangane ukuzotshala imigqa kabhekilanga e-Ground Zero Centre ngqo ngaphesheya kocingo olusuka e-Trident Submarine Base, kanti inkulumo yakhe ibithulwa nguMfundisi uJudith M'maitsi Nandikove waseNairobi, eKenya okhulume ngo umsebenzi wokunakekela owenziwa yinhlangano yakhe ekwehliseni ukuhlupheka kanye nokuthuthukisa izimpilo ezisimeme ngokusebenzisa i-Africa Quaker Religious Collaborative and Friends Peace Teams.
I-Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor iyisizinda senqwaba yezikhali zenuzi ezitshaliwe e-US Izikhali zenuzi zisatshalaliswa emicibisholo ye-Trident D-5 kumikhumbi-ngwenya ye-SSBN futhi agcinwe ngaphansi komhlaba. indawo yokugcina izikhali zenuzi kwisisekelo.
Kunemigwaqo engaphansi eyisishiyagalombili yeTrident SSBN esetshenziswe kuyo Bangor. Imikhumbi-ngwenya eyisithupha ye-Trident SSBN itshalwe ogwini olusempumalanga e-Kings Bay, Georgia.
Umkhumbi owodwa we-Trident uphethe amabutho abhubhisayo angaphezu kwamabhomu we-1,200 Hiroshima (ibhomu le-Hiroshima lalingamakhilogrethi e-15).
Umkhumbi-ngwenya ngamunye we-Trident ekuqaleni wawuhlonyiselwe imicibisholo engama-24 ye-Trident. Ngo-2015-2017 amashubhu amane e-missile acishwa kumkhumbi-ngwenya ngamunye ngenxa yeSivumelwano Sokuqalisa Esisha. Njengamanje, umkhumbi-ngwenya ngamunye we-Trident usebenzisa imicibisholo engu-20 D-5 kanye nezikhali zenuzi ezingaba ngu-90 (isilinganiso samakhanda empi angu-4-5 ngomcibisholo ngamunye). Ama-warheads ayinhloko kungaba ama-warheads ama-W76-1 90-kiloton noma ama-W88 455-kiloton.
I-Navy yaqala ukuhambisa entsha I-W76-2 i-warhead enesivuno esincane (cishe amakhilothoni ayisishiyagalombili) emicibisholo ecitshwayo engaphansi kwamanzi e-Bangor ekuqaleni kuka-2020 (okulandela ukuthunyelwa kokuqala e-Atlantic ngoDisemba 2019). I-warhead yasetshenziselwa ukuvimbela ukusetshenziswa kokuqala kwezikhali zenuzi ezihlakaniphile zaseRussia, ngokudala ingozi umkhawulo ophansi ukusetshenziswa kwezikhali zamandla zenuzi zase-US.
I-Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action yasungulwa ngo-1977. Lesi sikhungo sikumahektha angu-3.8 axhumene nesizinda sangaphansi kolwandle i-Trident e-Bangor, e-Washington. Simelana nazo zonke izikhali zenuzi, ikakhulukazi i-Trident ballistic missile system.
