By Isikhungo seZero seGround for Action Nonviolent Action, Januwari 31, 2022
Ngomhla zingama-30 kuMasingana, isikhangiso esigcwele ikhasi sashicilelwa ephephandabeni lerekhodi, i-Kitsap Sun, sikhuluma namasosha e-Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor kanye nenani labantu abaningi. Lesi sikhangiso sixoxa ngendaba kaVasili Arkhipov, isikhulu sangaphansi kwamanzi saseSoviet esavimbela isiteleka senuzi saseSoviet ngokumelene nemikhumbi yempi yase-US ngesikhathi seCuban Missile Crisis ngo-1962.
Ngesikhathi lapho ukungezwani kwezempi phakathi kwe-US neRussia kwanda, futhi noma yikuphi ukubalwa kabi kungaholela ekusetshenzisweni kwezikhali zenuzi, indaba ethi “Umuntu Owasindisa Umhlaba” ibaluleke kakhulu.
Nakuba izazi-mlando eziningi ziye zabheka iCuban Missile Crisis njengokunqoba kobuholi obunengqondo eSoviet Union nase-United States, kwaba ubuholi kuwo womabili la mazwe obuye baletha umhlaba onqenqemeni lokuqothulwa kwasekuqaleni—okuzovinjelwa kuphela. ngesikhulu esisodwa sezempi saseSoviet. Ukube u-Arkhipov akazange avimbele ukwethulwa kwe-torpedo ehlome ngezikhali zenuzi ngokumelene nombhubhisi wase-US, umphumela wawuyoba impi yenuzi egcwele kanye nokuphela kwempucuko njengoba siyazi.
Embusweni wentando yeningi, izakhamuzi zinelungelo kanye nomsebenzi wokufunda amaqiniso namaqiniso ezikhali zenuzi nokuthi kungani kungafanele zisetshenziswe. Izakhamizi eziningi azazi nje kuphela ngemiphumela yokusetshenziswa kwezikhali zenuzi, kodwa futhi namandla adonsela phansi alethwa amazwe ahlome ngezikhali zenuzi aqhubeka enza izinto zibe zesimanje, athembele kuzo izikhali zenuzi.
Kufanele samukele isitatimende sango-1985 sikaMongameli waseMelika uRonald Reagan kanye nomholi weSoviet uMikhail Gorbachev sokuthi “impi yenuzi ayinakunqotshwa futhi akumele neze ilwe.” Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuqinisekisa ukuthi impi yenuzi ayilwi ukuqeda izikhali zenuzi.
Kunezivumelwano eziningi ezihloselwe ukunciphisa noma ukuqeda usongo lwempi yenuzi, okuhlanganisa neSivumelwano Sakamuva Sokuvinjelwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi amazwe ahlome ngezikhali zenuzi angene emkhunjini nezifiso zeningi lezizwe futhi asebenze ngokubambisana ekulweni nokuqedwa kwezikhali zenuzi emhlabeni wonke. Akulona iphupho leli; kuyisidingo sokusinda kwesintu.
Isigameko esiyisimangaliso esasindisa umhlaba kulokho obekungacatshangwa ngesikhathi seCuban Missile Crisis cishe ngeke siphindeke enkingeni efana nalena ezungeze i-Ukraine lapho i-US neRussia zombili zinenqwaba yezikhali zenuzi ezisetshenzisiwe futhi ezilungele ukusetshenziswa.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi amazwe ahlome ngezikhali zenuzi ahlehle onqenqemeni futhi eze etafuleni ngomzamo wokwethembeka wokuzuza ukuqedwa kwezikhali okuphelele nokuphelele ngenxa yaso sonke isintu.
Izimpendulo ze-2
Vumela iRussia isuse izikhali zayo zenuzi eCanada naseLatin America kanye ne-US isuse izikhali zenuzi eMpumalanga Yurophu.
Inkinga ye-missile yaseCuba isuka e-US ibeka imicibisholo eTurkey eqondiswe e-USSR. Uzwakala ujwayelekile?