Nuclear deterrence "untenable,"

[Matt25]

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New York, Sep. 23 (CWNews.com) - Nuclear deterrence is becoming “more and more untenable,” argued the Vatican’s representative at the UN, as he spoke in favor of the comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the permanent observer for the Holy See at the international body, observed that 176 governments have signed the treaty, and 125 have ratified it. He urged other nations to join the treaty participants in building "a nuclear weapons-free world

“However, the persisting blockage impedes progress of the world community,” the archbishop said, urging the lagging nations to accept the test-ban treaty. Archbishop Migliore said that the threat of international terrorism “must not be allowed to dilute the precepts of international humanitarian law.”

The possession of nuclear weapons does not ensure peace, the Vatican envoy said, speaking in English at the New York meeting. “Indeed it is threatening the existence of peoples in several parts of the world and it may end up being used as a convenient pretext in building up nuclear capacity.”

 

[KathleenElsie]

I agree with the article in many ways. It is “more and more untenable,” … In the past those that had nuclear weapons also believed that death was not a “GOOD” and “NOBLE” thing. So mutual arms was a deterrence.

The situation now is that some of the people that posess the nuclear knowledge, if not the actual bombs, IMHO do not respect life in any form and even make “heros” of the people that do the killing. For those the spector of death is not a deterrence.

BUT, for some of the countries that have yet to agree it would be foolish to lay down their arms as the world stands today.

GOD BLESS

 

[rlg94086]

cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=39791

New York, Sep. 23 (CWNews.com) - Nuclear deterrence is becoming “more and more untenable,” argued the Vatican’s representative at the UN, as he spoke in favor of the comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the permanent observer for the Holy See at the international body, observed that 176 governments have signed the treaty, and 125 have ratified it. He urged other nations to join the treaty participants in building "a nuclear weapons-free world

“However, the persisting blockage impedes progress of the world community,” the archbishop said, urging the lagging nations to accept the test-ban treaty. Archbishop Migliore said that the threat of international terrorism “must not be allowed to dilute the precepts of international humanitarian law.”

The possession of nuclear weapons does not ensure peace, the Vatican envoy said, speaking in English at the New York meeting. “Indeed it is threatening the existence of peoples in several parts of the world and it may end up being used as a convenient pretext in building up nuclear capacity.”

Matt25,

I’m all for a test ban treaty, but I’m not sure it would accomplish anything. The UN, EU, US, et al have spoken out against Iran developing nukes, but they haven’t stopped.

God Bless,

Robert