Ngu-Kent Shifferd
Yini engaba yimbi ukwedlula impi yenuzi? Indlala yenuzi elandela impi yenuzi. Futhi ingase iqale kuphi impi yenuzi? Umngcele we-India-Pakistan. Womabili la mazwe ahlomile, futhi yize izinqolobane zawo “zincane” uma kuqhathaniswa ne-US neRussia, ayingozi kakhulu. IPakistan inezikhali zenuzi ezingaba yikhulu; I-India cishe yi-100. Balwa izimpi ezintathu kusukela ngo-130 futhi balwela kanzima ukulawula iKashmir kanye nethonya e-Afghanistan. Ngenkathi i-India ikulahlile ukusetshenziswa kokuqala, yanoma yini efanelekile, iPakistan ayikaze, imemezele ukuthi uma kwenzeka ukuhlulwa okusondelayo ngamabutho amakhulu aseNdiya izogadla kuqala ngezikhali zenuzi.
Ukuxokozela kweSaber kuvamile. UNdunankulu wasePakistan uNawaz Sharif uthe kungenzeka impi yesine uma udaba lwaseKashmir lungaxazululwa, uNdunankulu waseNdiya uManmohan Singh waphendula wathi iPakistan “ayisoze yanqoba impi esikhathini sokuphila kwami.”
I-nyukliya eseChina kakade iyamelana neNdiya nayo ingase ihileleke ngokushesha ekuxabaneni phakathi kwalezi zitha, kanti iPakistan isemkhawulweni wezokuthuthukiswa kwesifundazwe ongaziwa futhi ngaleyo ndlela inengozi enkulu yezikhali zenuzi.
Ochwepheshe babikezela ukuthi impi yenuzi phakathi kweNdiya nePakistan izobulala abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-22 kuqhuma, imisebe ebukhali, kanye nezivunguvungu zomlilo. Kodwa-ke, indlala yomhlaba wonke edalwe yimpi yenuzi “elinganiselwe” enjalo ingaholela ekufeni kwabantu abayizigidigidi ezimbili eminyakeni eyishumi.
Kunjalo, indlala yenuzi. Impi esebenzisa izikhali ezingaphansi kwengxenye yezikhali ingaphakamisa umule omnyama kakhulu nenhlabathi emoyeni okungadala ubusika benyukliya. Isimo esinjalo sasaziwa emuva kakhulu ngeminyaka yama-1980, kepha akekho noyedwa owabala umthelela kwezolimo.
Ifu eline-irradiated lalizohlanganisa izingxenye eziningi zomhlaba, ziletha amazinga okushisa aphansi, izinkathi ezikhulayo ezinyakazayo, ukushisa okungazelelwe kwezitshalo zokushisa, ukuguqula imvula yamanzi futhi ngeke zihlakaze iminyaka engu-10. Manje, umbiko omusha oncike kwizifundo ezithile eziyinkimbinkimbi wembula ukulahlekelwa kwezitshalo okuzophumela kanye nenani labantu abazobe besengozini yokungondleki kanye nendlala.
Izinhlobo zamakhompiyutha zikhombisa ukwehla kukolweni, ilayisi, ummbila kanye nosoya. Ukukhiqizwa okuphelele kwezilimo bekuzowa, kushaye phansi kwabo ngonyaka wesihlanu futhi kutholakale kancane kancane ngonyaka weshumi. Amabele nobhontshisi e-Iowa, e-Illinois, e-Indiana naseMissouri bazohlushwa ngokwesilinganiso samaphesenti ayi-10 kuthi ngonyaka wesihlanu babe ngamaphesenti angama-20. EChina, ummbila ubuzokwehla ngamaphesenti ayi-16 kule minyaka eyishumi, irayisi ngamaphesenti angu-17, nokolweni ngamaphesenti angama-31. IYurophu nayo izokwehla.
Ukwenza umthelela ube mubi kakhulu, sekunabantu abacishe babe yizigidi ezingama-800 abangondlekile emhlabeni. Ukwehla nje kwamaphesenti ayishumi ekudleni kwabo kwekhalori kubabeka engcupheni yendlala. Futhi sizokwengeza amakhulu ezigidi zabantu enanini lomhlaba emashumini ambalwa alandelayo. Ukuhlala nje nathi sizodinga amakhulu ezigidi zokudla ngaphezulu kwalokho esikukhiqizayo manje. Okwesibili, ngaphansi kwezimo zobusika obubangelwe yimpi yenuzi kanye nokushoda okukhulu kokudla, labo abayoba nenqwaba yezinkinga. Lokhu sikubonile lapho isomiso sikhiqize umkhiqizo eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule kanti amazwe amaningi athumela ukudla ayeka ukuthumela kwamanye amazwe. Ukuphazamiseka kwezomnotho ezimakethe zokudla kuzoba kukhulu futhi intengo yokudla izokhuphuka njengoba kwenzeka ngaleso sikhathi, ibeka lokho kudla okutholakalela ukufinyeleleka kwezigidi. Futhi okulandela indlala yisifo esiwumqedazwe.
"Indlala yeNyukliya: Abantu Abasengozini Bhiliyoni Ababili?" ngumbiko ovela kumfelandawonye womhlaba wonke wemiphakathi yezokwelapha, i-International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (abamukeli beNobel Peace Prize, 1985) kanye nenhlangano yabo yaseMelika, i-Physicians for Social Responsibility. Iku-inthanethi ku-http://www.psr.org/resources/two-billion-at-risk.html Abanazembe lezombusazwe abazogaya ngalo. Okubakhathalela kuphela impilo yabantu.
Yini ongayenza? Ukuphela kwendlela yokuqinisekisa ukuthi le nhlekelele yomhlaba ngeke yenzeke ukujoyina inhlangano yomhlaba wonke yokuqeda lezi zikhali zokubhujiswa kwabantu abaningi. Qala ngomkhankaso wamazwe omhlaba wokuqeda izikhali zenuzi (http://www.icanw.org/). Saqeda ubugqila. Singazisusa lezi zinsimbi ezimbi zokubhujiswa.
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I-Kent Shifferd, i-Ph.D., (kshifferd@centurytel.net) yisazi-mlando esifundise umlando wezemvelo kanye nokuziphatha iminyaka eyi-25 eWisconsin eNorthland College. Ungumbhali we Ukusuka Empini Kuya Ekuthuleni: Umhlahlandlela Weminyaka Eyikhulu Elandelayo (McFarland, 2011) futhi uhlanganiswe yiPeaceVoice.
