COVID-19 and nuclear weapons

May 16, 2020

tags: COVID-19, nuclear ban treaty, nuclear weapons

This coronavirus can teach us a lot if we are willing to learn.

It shows where the real threats to our security lie, for which massive military arsenals and the most powerful WMD are not only useless, but get in the way.

It shows our interconnected vulnerabilities and capacities, that globalized problems respect no borders, are shared and demand cooperative solutions.

Read the full article at Croakey Health Media.

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David Nicholson permalink

May 16, 2020 4:05 pm

Superb commentary, needing widest possible distribution to mobilise political support.

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