I-NATO Practices Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Belgium

UNobhala-Jikelele we-NATO uStoltenberg uzoba usihlalo womhlangano 'weQembu Lenuzi Lokuhlela' ukudingida izinsongo zenuzi zaseRussia kanye nendima ye-NATO yenuzi. Umemezele ukuthi izinhlelo ze-'Stadfast Noon' zizokwenzeka ngesonto elizayo. Lokho u-Stoltenberg angazange akudalule ukuthi lokhu “kuzilolonga okujwayelekile” kuzokwenzeka endaweni yezempi yase-Kleine-Brogel, eBelgium.

'Usuku Oluqinile' igama lekhodi yokuzivocavoca kwaminyaka yonke okuhlanganyelwe kwamazwe ngamazwe okwenziwa ngamazwe e-NATO anendima eyinhloko yezindiza zempi zaseBelgium, zaseJalimane, zase-Italy naseDutch ezinesibopho sokusebenzisa izikhali zenuzi ngezikhathi zempi njengengxenye yenqubomgomo yokwabelana yenuzi ye-NATO.

Izivivinyo zenuzi zibanjwa okwamanje izingxabano zenuzi phakathi kwe-NATO neRussia ziphezulu kakhulu. UMongameli u-Putin usesabise kaningi ngokuthi uzosebenzisa “zonke izinhlelo zezikhali” uma kwenzeka kuba sengozini “ekugcineni ubuqotho bendawo” yaseRussia - selokhu kwathathwa indawo yase-Ukraine, umqondo onwebeka kakhulu.

Akukhona okokuqala umongameli waseRussia esebenzisa inyukliya. Futhi akayena owokuqala. Ngo-2017, ngokwesibonelo, uMongameli uTrump wasebenzisa izikhali zenuzi ngokumelene neNyakatho Korea. U-Putin angase abe ne-bluffing, kodwa asazi ngokuqinisekile. Uma kubhekwa izenzo zakhe zakamuva zezempi, noma kunjalo usezitholele idumela lokungaphenduleki.

Usongo lwamanje lwenuzi luwumphumela nokubonakaliswa kokwenqaba kwezwe elihlome ngezikhali zenuzi ukusebenzela ukuqeda ngokuphelele izikhali zenuzi. Noma kunjalo, esikhathini samanje esingaphezu kwengxenye yekhulunyaka ye-Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), bazibophezele ukwenza kanjalo. I-US, amandla amakhulu e-NATO abe negalelo ebungozini benuzi obukhona ngokukhansela lonke uchungechunge lwezivumelwano zokuncishiswa kwezikhali, njengeSivumelwano se-ABM, ISivumelwano Se-INF, ISivumelwano Se-Open Skies kanye nesivumelwano senuzi ne-Iran.

Inkohliso eyingozi ye-'deterrence'

Ngokusho kwe-NATO, izikhali zenuzi zase-US eBelgium, eJalimane, e-Italy naseNetherlands ziqinisekisa ukuphepha kwethu ngoba zivimbela isitha. Kodwa-ke, umqondo 'wokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi', owahlehlela emuva ngawo-1960, usekelwe ekuqageleni okuyingozi kakhulu okunganaki intuthuko yakamuva yezwe nezobuchwepheshe.

Isibonelo, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhlelo zezikhali ezintsha, njengezikhali ze-hypersonic noma izikhali zenuzi zamaqhinga 'ezincane' ezinamandla aqhume aphansi zibhekwa 'njengezingahlakazeka' ngabahleli bezempi, okungqubuzana nomqondo wokuvinjelwa kwezikhali zenuzi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mqondo uthatha abaholi abanengqondo abenza izinqumo eziphusile. Singabathemba kangakanani abaholi abafana noPutin, noma owayenguTrump, sazi ukuthi omongameli bamazwe amabili amakhulu emhlabeni ezikhali zenuzi banegunya elizimele lokusebenzisa izikhali zenuzi? I-NATO ngokwayo ithi njalo umholi waseRussia uziphatha "ngokungahloniphi". Uma i-Kremlin izizwa ivaliwe, kuyingozi ukuqagela ngokusebenza kokuvimbela.

Ngamanye amazwi, ukukhuphuka kwezikhali zenuzi ngeke kukhishwe bese izisekelo zamasosha ezinezikhali zenuzi, njengase-Kleine-Brogel, ziphakathi kwezinhloso zokuqala ezingase zibe khona. Ngakho awasenzi siphephe kakhudlwana, kunalokho. Singakhohlwa futhi ukuthi ikomkhulu le-NATO liseBrussels nokuthi ukwenza amasu enuzi eBelgium, kuphawula izwe lethu njengento ebaluleke kakhulu okungase kuhloswe ngayo.

Ukwengeza, I-Steadfast Noon ihlanganisa ukulungiselela imisebenzi yezempi engekho emthethweni yemvelo yokuqothula uhlanga. NgokweSivumelwano Sokungabhebhetheki - lapho wonke amazwe abambe iqhaza ekuzilolongeni ayingxenye- kwenqatshelwe “ngokuqondile” noma “ngokungaqondile” “ukudlulisa” izikhali zenuzi noma ukuzibeka ngaphansi “kokulawula” kwezifunda ezingasebenzisi izikhali zenuzi. Ukusetshenziswa kwezindiza zempi zaseBelgium, zaseJalimane, zaseNtaliyane naseDashi ukuze zifake amabhomu enuzi - ngemva kokuqaliswa kwe-US ngesikhathi sempi- ngokusobala kuwukwephulwa kwe-NPT.

Isidingo sokwehliswa, ukukhishwa kwezikhali zenuzi nokuba sobala

Sicela uhulumeni aluthathele phezulu usongo lwamanje lwezikhali zenuzi. Ukuvumela ukuzivocavoca kwe-nyukliya kwe-NATO ukuthi kuqhubeke kuphonsa amafutha emlilweni kuphela. Kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokunciphisa izinga e-Ukraine kanye nokuncishiswa kwezikhali zenuzi jikelele.

IBelgium kumele ithumele umlayezo wezepolitiki ngokuziqhelelanisa nalo msebenzi wenuzi ongekho emthethweni, okungesona isibopho se-NATO. Izikhali zenuzi zase-US, ezasetshenziswa eBelgium ekuqaleni kwawo-1960 ngemva kokuba uhulumeni eqambe amanga futhi akhohlise iphalamende, kufanele zisuswe endaweni yethu. Khona-ke iBelgium ingase ivume esivumelwaneni esisha se-UN Sokuvinjelwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi (TPNW) ukuze ibe sesimweni sobunxusa sokuhola ekulweni nezikhali zenuzi zaseYurophu. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi uhulumeni wethu usethole igunya lokumela nokuthatha izinyathelo ze-Europe engenazo izikhali zenuzi, kusukela entshonalanga kuye empumalanga, ngokwandayo nangokuvumelanayo, ngokuzibophezela okunokuqinisekiswa.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kubalulekile ukuthi amakhadi avuliwe ekugcineni adlalwe. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho uhulumeni ebuzwa ngezikhali zenuzi e-Kleine-Brogel, uhulumeni waseBelgium uphendula ngokungenademokhrasi ngamazwi aphindaphindiwe: "Asiqinisekisi futhi asikuphiki" ukuba khona kwazo. IPhalamende nezakhamizi zaseBelgium zinelungelo lokwaziswa ngezikhali zokucekela phansi abantu abaningi endaweni yazo, mayelana nezinhlelo ezikhona zokuzibuyisela esikhundleni ngamabhomu enuzi e-B61-12 asebenziseka kalula futhi asebenziseka kalula eminyakeni ezayo, nangeqiniso lokuthi i-NATO yenuzi izivivinyo zenzeka ezweni labo. Ukwenza izinto obala kufanele kube yisici esiyisisekelo sentando yeningi enempilo.