NguRobert F. Dodge, MD
IBulletin of Atomic Scientists isanda kumemezela i-Doomsday Clock yayo yakamuva yenuzi iqhubekela phambili esandleni seminithi iye emizuzwini emithathu kuze kube phakathi kwamabili. Iwashi limele ukubalwa kwehle kuye ku-zero ngemizuzu kuya kwi-apocalypse yenuzi - phakathi kwamabili. Lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile semizuzu emibili yisikhathi sama-22 selokhu saqala ngo-1947 ukuthi isikhathi siguquliwe.
Ekuhambiseni isandla siye emizuzwini emithathu kuya phakathi kwamabili, uKennette Benedict, uMqondisi oPhethe we-Bulletin, uveze emazwaneni akhe ukuthi: “amathuba enhlekelele yomhlaba wonke aphakeme kakhulu”… “ukhetho olwethu futhi iwashi selikhathaza”… ”thina ngizwe isidingo sokuxwayisa umhlaba ”…” lesi sinqumo besisuselwa ekuzweleni okukhulu. ” Ukhulume ngezingozi zombili izikhali zenuzi kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu wathi, "zombili zinzima kakhulu futhi siyaziziba" futhi wagcizelela ukuthi "lokhu kumayelana nosuku lwembubhiso, lokhu kumayelana nokuphela kwempucuko njengoba sazi." I-Clock isukela emizuzwini emibili kuya phakathi kwamabili ekuphakameni kweMpi Yomshoshaphansi kuya emizuzwini engu-17 kuze kube phakathi kwamabili nethemba elalandela ukuphela kweMpi Yomshoshaphansi. Isinqumo sokuhambisa isandla somzuzu senziwa yiBhodi Yabaqondisi beBulletin ngokubonisana neBhodi Yabaxhasi bayo, efaka abayi-18 beNobel Laureates.
Okucacayo ukuthi isikhathi sokuvalwa kwezikhali zenuzi manje. Ukumenyezelwa kwanamuhla kweBulletin kubuye kuqinise izingozi eziqinisekiswe yisayensi yesimo sezulu yakamuva. Lezi zifundo zikhomba ubungozi obukhulu obukhulu obudalwa yempi yenuzi encane yesifunda esebenzisa "nje" i-100 Hiroshima usayizi wamabhomu ukuphuma kwizikhali ze-16,300 ezitokisini zanamuhla zomhlaba. Izinguquko ezinkulu zesimo sezulu ezalandela kanye nendlala eyayizolandela isongela izimpilo zabantu abangaba yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili kule planethi ngemiphumela ebingahlala ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-10. Akukho ukubalekela umthelela wembulunga yonke yempi yenuzi encane kangaka.
Isayensi yezokwelapha isithinte imithelela nomonakalo odalekile ngisho nokuqhuma okuncane okuneziqhumane kwenye yamadolobha ethu futhi iqiniso ukuthi akukho mpendulo eyanele yezokwelapha noma yomphakathi kulokhu kuhlaselwa okunje. Sizithola sinomqondo wamanga wokuthi singazilungiselela futhi sihlelele umphumela wokuvalwa kwebhomu. Zonke izici nezici zomphakathi wethu zingakhungatheka ngokuhlaselwa kwenyukliya. Ekugcineni umphumela ofile emhlabathini zero kuzoba yibo abanenhlanhla.
Ama-theorists okungenzeka ukuthi sekuyisikhathi eside abala izingqinamba ezimbi zokuthi ithuba lomcimbi wenuzi kungaba ngecebo noma ngengozi alihambisani nathi. Imibhalo yakamuva etholwe ngomthetho iFreedom of Information Act ichaza kabanzi iziphithiphithi ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezenzekile koovimba bethu benuzi. Isikhathi asikho ngakithi futhi iqiniso lokuthi asikaze sibhekane nenhlekelele yenuzi kungumphumela wenhlanhla kunokulawula nokulawula lezi zikhali zobuphekula ezingaziphethe kahle.
Isikhathi sokwenza manje. Kuningi kakhulu okungenziwa futhi okumele kwenziwe. ICongress maduzane izoqala izingxoxo zesabelomali ezibandakanya iziphakamiso zokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwezikhali zenuzi ukuze kutholakale imali yesimanje ngama- $ 355 billion kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo kuze kufike ku-trillion eminyakeni engama-30 ezayo –izindleko zezikhali ezingasoze zasetshenziswa futhi ngesikhathi lapho umnotho izidingo zezwe lethu nezwe lethu zikhulu kakhulu.
Emhlabeni jikelele, kunokuqwashisa okwandayo ngomthelela wobuntu wezikhali zenuzi, kanye nesifiso esifanayo sokususa umhlaba kulezi zikhali. Ingqungquthela yeVienna Humanitarian Impact yengqungquthela ye-Nuclear Weapons ngenyanga edlule yabonwa ngamaphesenti ama-80 amazwe ezwe abambe iqhaza. Ngo-Okthoba 2014, e-UN, izizwe ze-155 zacela ukuthi kuqedwe izikhali zenuzi. EVienna, amazwe e-44 kanye nopapa bathembela esivumelwaneni esivimbela izikhali zenuzi.
Abantu benza izwi labo lizwakale futhi bafuna ukuthi kuguqulwe izifundo zabo.
Enkulumweni Yesimo Sobumbano yaleli sonto, uMongameli u-Obama ugcizelele ukuthi singabantu ababodwa abanenhloso efanayo. Ukusho lokhu ebhekise esizweni sethu nasemhlabeni wethu. Usongo lwezikhali zenuzi luyasihlanganisa njengoba lusongela nobukhona bethu uqobo. Leli qiniso lingakhunjulwa futhi ngamazwi kaMartin Luther King lapho ethi,
“Sonke kufanele sifunde ukuhlala ndawonye njengabafowethu noma sonke sizoshabalala sindawonye. Sihlanganiswe engutsheni eyodwa yesiphetho, sibanjwe kwinethiwekhi engenakuqhathaniswa yokuguquguquka. Futhi noma yini ethinta eyodwa ithinta ngqo bonke ngendlela engaqondile. ”
Isikhathi sokuthatha isinyathelo sesivele, ngaphambi kokuba kudale kakhulu. Kusele imizuzu emithathu kube phakathi kwamabili.
URobert F. Dodge, MD, ungumdokotela womndeni owenza kahle, ubhala PeaceVoice,futhi ukhonza emabhodi we- I-Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Beyond War, Odokotela bokuzibophezela komphakathi Los Angeles, Futhi Izakhamuzi Zenqunto Ezokuthula.
