nguRobert F. Dodge, MD
Namuhla, ngoSepthemba 26, uSuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lokuqedwa Kwezikhali Zezikhali Zenuzi. Lolu suku, olwamenyezelwa okokuqala yi-United Nations General Assembly ngo-2013, ludonsela ukunakekela ekuzibophezeleni kwamazwe omhlaba ekuqedeni izikhali zenuzi emhlabeni iningi lamazwe omhlaba njengoba kuvezwe ku-Article 6 weSivumelwano Sokulwa Nokuqothulwa Kwenuzi. Iphinde igqamise ukuntuleka kwenqubekela phambili kwezizwe eziyisishiyagalolunye zenuzi ezibambe wonke umhlaba ngokuthathwa kwezikhali zenuzi.
U-Albert Einstein wathi ngo-1946, "Amandla akhishwe yi-athomu aseshintshe konke asindisa indlela yethu yokucabanga ngakho-ke siqhubekela enhlekeleleni engenakuqhathaniswa." Lokhu kudonsa mhlawumbe akukaze kube yingozi kakhulu kunangesikhathi samanje. Ngokukhuluma ngokunganaki kokusetshenziswa okusongelayo kwezikhali zenuzi, umlilo nokufutheka, nokubhujiswa okuphelele kwezinye izizwe, umhlaba ubonile ukuthi azikho izandla ezifanele ezizoba kunkinobho yenuzi. Ukuqedwa ngokuphelele kwezikhali zenuzi ukuphela kwempendulo.
Ukupheliswa kwezikhali zenuzi emhlabeni bekungumgomo weNhlangano Yezizwe selokhu yasungulwa ngo-1945. Ngokudluliswa kweSivumelwano Sokuvikela Ukwanda Kwezikhali Zenyukliya ngo-1970, amazwe enuzi emhlabeni azibophezele ekusebenzeni "ngokukholwa okuhle" aqeda zonke izikhali zenuzi. Isivumelwano se-NPT esibe yitshe lesisekelo sokuqedwa kwezikhali zenuzi sishoda ngohlaka lomthetho lokufeza le njongo. Leli qiniso emhlabeni onezikhali zenuzi eziyi-15,000 ezihambisana nokwamukelwa kwemiphumela eyinhlekelele yokusiza kwabantu uma izikhali zenuzi ziphinde zasetshenziswa futhi kuhlanganise inhlangano yomhlaba wonke yomphakathi, abantu bomdabu, izisulu zokuhlaselwa kwe-athomu nokuhlolwa, emkhankasweni womhlaba wonke ogxile ukungamukeleki kobukhona nokusetshenziswa kwezikhali zenuzi ngaphansi kwanoma iziphi izimo.
Le nqubo yaminyaka eminingi iholele eSivumelwaneni sokuQinqabela kwezikhali zeNyukliya eyamukelwa e-United Nations ngoJulayi 7, 2017 futhi inikeza uhlaka olusemthethweni oludingekayo ukuze kufezwe izikhali zenuzi. Ngosuku lokuqala lwe-UN General Assembly ngesonto eledlule ngoSeptemba 20, iSivumelwano savulwa ukuze sisayinwe. Manje sekukhona amazwe e-53 asayine iSivumelwano, kanti abathathu abaye bavumelana neSivumelwano. Lapho amazwe e-50 eseqedile ukuvuma noma ukwamukela ngokomthetho lesi Sivumelwano uzoqala ukusebenza izinsuku ezingu-90 ngemuva kwalokho okwenza izikhali zenuzi zingekho emthethweni ukuba zingene, zibeke, zisebenzise noma zisongele ukusebenzisa, ukuhlola, ukuthuthukisa noma ukudlulisa, njengoba nje zonke ezinye izikhali zokubhujiswa okukhulu ubelokhu.
Izwe likhulumile futhi ukuqhuma ekuqedeni okuphelele kwezinto zenuzi kuye kwashintsha. Inqubo ayinakuvinjelwa. Ngamunye wethu kanye nesizwe sethu sinendima okufanele idlale ekuzaliseni leli qiniso. Ngamunye wethu kumele abuze ukuthi iyiphi indima yethu kulo mzamo.
URobert F. Dodge, MD, ungumdokotela womndeni osebenzayo futhi uyabhala PeaceVoice. Ungu usihlalo we Odokotela beNhlangano Yomphakathi Komiti Yezokuphepha kanye noMongameli we Odokotela bokuzibophezela komphakathi Los Angeles.
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