Social Comment: On the issue of nuclear war, there is no regret medicine to eat

Author:Global Times Time:2022.09.22

Is the "ghost of the nuclear war" looming? With the upgrading of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, the sense of crisis of the international community on the nuclear war is becoming increasingly strong. Russian President Putin recently said that NATO senior officials had issued a nuclear threat to Russia, but Russia "has many weapons to fight back." He also emphasized that this is not a futuristic momentum. In addition, at the tenth review conference of the Treaty of Non -diffused Nuclear Weapons, UN Secretary -General Guterres also warned that "nuclear risk is at the highest point since the Cold War."

Nuclear weapons are the most lethal weapons. If the outbreak of the outbreak of the nuclear war, it will bring human society into the abyss of destruction. A recently released research shows that once nuclear conflicts broke out in the United States and Russia, it will lead to more than 5 billion people around the world. Now, a dangerous signs are appearing: whether the parties are saying "qi" or "big words", the number of nuclear weapons is indeed increasing. However, the nuclear weapon is by no means a grenade tied to the waist. It can be taken out at any time to scare and scare people. The spiral upgrade of the war is often unexpected. There is no regret medicine to eat on the issue of nuclear war.

Therefore, the relevant parties to cool down the situation as soon as possible, and it is a top priority to create conditions for persuasion and talk. It should be seen that the current "nuclear tension" stems from the strong insecurity brought by geopolitical competition. An important reason is that the possibility of conflict between large powers is rising, and global strategy is stable and rapidly loose. A simple reason is that the more peaceful the environment is, the thicker the dust on the nuclear weapon; once the vicious cycle of "pursuing more secure -more insecure -more secure", nuclear weapons will be easily taken out and wiped out. Bright.

What is even more worse is that the nuclear non -diffusion system is unprecedentedly fragile. In this regard, the United States should take the main responsibility. Over the years, the "nuclear dual standard" in the United States has been like a needle, which has been attached to the efforts of the global nuclear non -diffusion, forming loopholes one by one. In fact, the "nuclear threshold" is getting lower and lower. The more difficult the dilemma. Not only that, under the drive of the Cold War thinking, the United States has strengthened the group's politics and military alliances, seeking absolute strategic advantages, provoking the opposition between the east and west sides of Eurasia, and promoting the cutting -edge deployment of strategic forces such as nuclear guidance. This series of negative measures is the crux of "nuclear tension".

Today, in international occasions, Washington is most enthusiastic about expressing the "concerns" of nuclear war. We believe that if Washington speaks of truth, as a nuclear country, and the only superpower in the world, it should even take out real actions to alleviate the sense of anxiety between the international community, especially the great powers. For example, stop the development and deployment of global anti -missile systems, do not seek to deploy land -based guidance overseas, withdrawn as soon as possible, and withdrawn as soon as possible, and do not copy the "nuclear sharing" arrangement in the Asia -Pacific copy of any form, and so on. Only when the United States is done first, can they be qualified to ask others for requests.

The United States and Russia have the largest nuclear arsenal, which should effectively fulfill the special and historical responsibilities of the nuclear disarmament, prioritize historical responsibilities, and further reduce their nuclear arsenal in a way to verify, irreversible and legal binding. Essence In addition, we also call for nuclear weapons countries to abandon the nuclear deterrence strategy with the core of the premissions. As we all know, China is the only country that publicly promises not to first use nuclear weapons, do not use nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons or nuclear threats to nuclear countries and regions. This policy plays a very important role in reducing nuclear risks and preventing nuclear conflicts. It is hoped that other nuclear weapons countries, especially nuclear countries, can keep up with China.

Earlier this year, the leaders of the five nuclear weapons countries of China, Russia, the United States, Britain, and France issued the "Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding the Arms of Military Reserve" in sync, and stated that "the nuclear war cannot be won nor can it be played." The fundamental to prevent the nuclear war is to maintain global strategic stability and ensure that the security of various countries is not damaged. Only in this way can the nuclear weapons in front of them "serve the purpose of defense, deteriorate aggression and prevent war", and can create a security environment that is more conducive to promoting disarmament, and finally establish a nuclear weapon world.

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