U-Alice Slater
IGlobal Momentum yakhela isivumelwano sokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi! Ngenkathi umhlaba uvimbele izikhali zamakhemikhali nezebhayoloji, akukho ukuvinjelwa okusobala okusemthethweni kwezikhali zenuzi, yize iNkantolo Yomhlaba Yezobulungiswa yakhipha ngazwi linye ukuthi kunesibopho sokuqeda izingxoxo zokuqedwa kwabo ngokuphelele. ISivumelwano Sokuvikela (Proliferation Treaty (NPT)), okwaxoxiswana ngaso ngonyaka we-1970 sasifuna ukuthi izifundazwe ezinhlanu ezikhona zenuzi, i-US, iRussia, i-UK, iFrance kanye neChina (P-5) zenze "imizamo emihle yokholo" ukuqeda izikhali zazo, ngenkathi Umhlaba wonke wathembisa ukungazitholi (ngaphandle kwe-India, Pakistan, Israel, abangakaze basayine i-NPT). INyakatho Korea yathembela kunqubekela phambili ye-NPT Faustian yamandla “anokuthula” enuzi ukuzakhela ibhomu, yabe isiphuma esivumelwaneni.
Amalungu angaphezu kuka-600 omphakathi, avela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba, angaphezu kwengxenye yawo angaphansi kweminyaka engama-30 abe khona engqungqutheleni yezinsuku ezimbili eyayigcwele iqiniso eVienna ehlelwe yi-International Coalition to Ban Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), eya funda ngemiphumela ebanga usizi yezikhali zenuzi ebhomu nasezivivinyweni, nangobungozi obesabekayo bezingozi ezingaba khona noma ukucekelwa phansi kwezinqolobane zenuzi eziyisishiyagalolunye emhlabeni jikelele. Lo mhlangano ubulandela imihlangano emibili edlule e-Oslo, eNorway naseNayarit, eMexico. Amalungu e-ICAN, asebenzela isivumelwano sokunqanda leli bhomu, abe esejoyina umhlangano owawusingathwe ngu-Austria wohulumeni abayi-160 esigodlweni saseHofburg esinomlando, esisebenze njengendawo yokuhlala abaholi base-Austria kusukela ngaphambi kokusungulwa koMbuso wase-Austrian-Hungary.
EVienna, isithunywa saseMelika, sethule isitatimende esingezwa kahle ezithendeni zobufakazi obuthinta inhliziyo bokugula okuyinhlekelele nokufa emphakathini wakubo okuvela kuMichelle Thomas, umshayeli we-wind wase-Utah, kanye nobunye ubufakazi obonakalisayo bemiphumela yokuhlolwa kwamabhomu enuzi kusuka eziqhingini zaseMarshall nase-Australia. I-US yasenqaba noma yisiphi isidingo sesivumelwano sokuvinjelwa futhi yancoma indlela yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo (ezikhali zenuzi unomphela) kepha yaguqula ithoni yayo ekugoqeni futhi yabonakala ihlonipha kakhulu inqubo. Kwakunamazwe angama-44 akhuluma ngokusobala ngokusekela kwawo isivumelwano sokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi, kanti isithunywa seHoly See safunda isitatimende sikaPapa Francis naso sathi akuvunyelwe izikhali zenuzi nokuqedwa kwazo lapho zithi, "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi isifiso sokuthula nobuhlobo obutshalwe ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yomuntu siyoveza izithelo ngezindlela eziphathekayo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi izikhali zenuzi zivinjelwe kanye, ukuze kuzuze ikhaya lethu.". Lokhu kwakushintsha inqubomgomo yeVatican eyayingakaze ilawule ngokucacile izinqubomgomo zokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi nakuba zicele ukuba kuqedwe izikhali zenuzi ezitatimendeni zangaphambili. [i]
Ngokuphawulekayo, futhi ukusiza ukuhambisa umsebenzi phambili, uNgqongqoshe wezezizwe wase-Austria wanezela umbiko kaSihlalo ngokumemezela isibambiso sika-Austria sokusebenzela ukuvinjelwa kwezikhali zenuzi, okuchazwe ngokuthi "ukuthatha izinyathelo eziphumelelayo zokugcwalisa igebe elingokomthetho lokuvimbela nokuqedwa izikhali zenuzi "kanye" nokubambisana nabo bonke abathintekayo ukufeza le njongo.! [Ii]Uhlelo lwe-NGO manje olwethulwa eChina[Iii] umhlangano we-debriefing ngemuva kokuthi ingqungquthela ivaliwe, ukuthola izizwe eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukusekela isibambiso sase-Austria esiza ku-CD nokubuyekezwa kwe-NPT bese siphuma ku-70th Isikhumbuzo seHiroshima neNagasaki esinohlelo oluphathekayo lwezingxoxo ngesivumelwano sokuvinjelwa. Omunye wacabanga ngama-70th Isikhumbuzo sebhomu, akukhona nje ukuthi kufanele sithole inani elikhulu labantu eJapan, kepha kufanele sazise bonke abantu abahlukunyezwe yibhomu, eliboniswe kabuhlungu ngesikhathi senkomfa kaHibakusha nangaphansi kwama-winder ezindaweni zokuhlola. Kufanele futhi sicabange ngabavukuzi be-uranium, izindawo ezingcolisiwe ezivela ezimayini kanye nokukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kwebhomu bese sizama ukwenza okuthile emhlabeni wonke kulezo zingosi ngo-Agasti 6.th futhi 9th njengoba sidinga izingxoxo ukuze siqale ukuvimbela izikhali zenuzi futhi siziqede.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuphela emva komhlangano weVienna, kwakukhona umhlangano weNobel Laureates eRoma, ngemuva kokuhlangana noNobel Prize ngokuwina amalungu e-IPPNW uDkt. Tilman Ruff nokuzwa ubufakazi bukaDkt. Ira Helfand, bobabili abasunguli be-ICAN, baqhubeka nomfutho wadala eVienna futhi wakhipha isitatimende esingafuni kuphela ukuvinjelwa kwezikhali zenuzi, kodwa yacela ukuba izingxoxo ziphethwe phakathi neminyaka emibili! [Iv]
Sinxusa zonke izifundazwe ukuthi ziqale izingxoxo ngesivumelwano sokuvimbela izikhali zenuzi ngesikhathi sokuqala, futhi emva kwalokho ziphothule izingxoxo kungakapheli iminyaka emibili. Lokhu kuzofeza izibopho ezikhona ezifakwe eSivumelwaneni Sokuvimbela Ukwanda Kwenuzi, esizobuyekezwa ngoMeyi wezi-2015, kanye nesinqumo esivumelanayo seNkantolo Yezobulungiswa Yomhlaba Wonke. Izingxoxo kufanele zivulekele zonke izifundazwe futhi zingavinjelwa muntu. Isikhumbuzo seminyaka engama-70 sokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eHiroshima naseNagasaki ngo-2015 kugcizelela ukuphuthuma kokuqeda usongo lwalezi zikhali.
Enye indlela yokunciphisa le nqubo yokuxoxisana nokuvinjelwa okusemthethweni kwezikhali zenuzi kungaba ngezikhali zenuzi ze-NPT ezithembisa kule ngqungquthela yeminyaka emihlanu yokubuyekezwa kwe-NPT ukusetha usuku olufanele lokuletha esiphethweni izingxoxo ezihambisana nesikhathi futhi ezisebenzayo nezinokuqinisekiswa izindlela zokuqalisa ukuqedwa ngokuphelele kwezikhali zenuzi. Ngaphandle kwalokho umhlaba wonke uzoqala ngaphandle kwabo ukudala ukuvinjelwa okucacile kwezomthetho kwezikhali zenuzi okuzoba yinto enamandla yokusetshenziswa ukucindezela amazwe angena ngaphansi kwesambulela senuzi sezikhali zenuzi, eNATO nasePacific, ukuthatha uhlangothi loMama Womhlaba, futhi unxuse ukuthi izingxoxo ziqale ngokuqedwa ngokuphelele kwezikhali zenuzi!
U-Alice Slater ngu-NY Umqondisi weNuclear Age Peace Foundation futhi usebenza eKomidini Yokuxhumanisa Lokuqeda I-2000.
