Dr. Stephen G. Moore, Regina-community-minded to the end....
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:18 am
Canada should oppose nuclear arms proliferation
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Published on: August 17, 2017 | Last Updated: August 17, 2017 1:09 PM CST
(PHOTO: Russian soldiers wear chemical protection suits as they stand next to a military fueler on the base of a prime mover of a Russian Topol intercontinental ballistic missile during a training session at the Serpukhov's military missile forces research institute some 100km outside Moscow on April 6, 2010. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / GETPICS )
Dr. Stephen G. Moore of Regina writes:
Canada’s role in the global arms trade, and its role in nuclear proliferation in particular is a disgrace. In this year alone, it seems Canadian equipment has been used by Saudi Arabia, while former MPs Irwin Cotler and Daniel Turp acknowledge Canada’s role and call for a halt of such sales, saying, “Don’t sell weapons to serious human rights violators.” Their message couldn’t be clearer: No guns or weapons to human rights violators.
Names aside, labels aside and parties aside, an eerie choir of undertakers echoes our national anthem down Bay Street to the tune of billions of dollars paid to the global arms trade. This depressing scene says nothing of Canada’s role as a spreader of nuclear weapons, technology and materials. These dreadful weapons of mass destruction cause weapons to be planned and built in India, China and elsewhere, increasing the total global stock of world-ending machines.
The stakes could scarcely be higher. Global warming and climate change, as well as global nuclear arms proliferation, are the two great threats to continued human existence. Canada must stand four-square against both. Earlier this year, more than 100 nations voted to stop altogether the trade in nuclear arms. Canada was not among them. We cited NATO’s self-defence policy as our reason, the very same reason nations like North Korea, Pakistan, India and China use to ignore the non-proliferation treaty.
Let us stand on the right side of human history, giving voice to peace and allowing future generations to have their voices heard.
[ http://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/l ... liferation ]
Published on: August 17, 2017 | Last Updated: August 17, 2017 1:09 PM CST
(PHOTO: Russian soldiers wear chemical protection suits as they stand next to a military fueler on the base of a prime mover of a Russian Topol intercontinental ballistic missile during a training session at the Serpukhov's military missile forces research institute some 100km outside Moscow on April 6, 2010. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / GETPICS )
Dr. Stephen G. Moore of Regina writes:
Canada’s role in the global arms trade, and its role in nuclear proliferation in particular is a disgrace. In this year alone, it seems Canadian equipment has been used by Saudi Arabia, while former MPs Irwin Cotler and Daniel Turp acknowledge Canada’s role and call for a halt of such sales, saying, “Don’t sell weapons to serious human rights violators.” Their message couldn’t be clearer: No guns or weapons to human rights violators.
Names aside, labels aside and parties aside, an eerie choir of undertakers echoes our national anthem down Bay Street to the tune of billions of dollars paid to the global arms trade. This depressing scene says nothing of Canada’s role as a spreader of nuclear weapons, technology and materials. These dreadful weapons of mass destruction cause weapons to be planned and built in India, China and elsewhere, increasing the total global stock of world-ending machines.
The stakes could scarcely be higher. Global warming and climate change, as well as global nuclear arms proliferation, are the two great threats to continued human existence. Canada must stand four-square against both. Earlier this year, more than 100 nations voted to stop altogether the trade in nuclear arms. Canada was not among them. We cited NATO’s self-defence policy as our reason, the very same reason nations like North Korea, Pakistan, India and China use to ignore the non-proliferation treaty.
Let us stand on the right side of human history, giving voice to peace and allowing future generations to have their voices heard.