A Call To Arms For Peace

But in 2007, with nuclear weapons poised to destroy humanity itself, it's difficult to imagine stakes that are higher or a cause more urgent to champion. Canadians of all ages must again tap into that spirit of engagement, selflessness and daring to help lead the world out of darkness. For many, the menace of nuclear weapons and possibility of nuclear holocaust seemed to abate with the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s. We need to realize that has not happened and for us to cling to that illusion is perhaps more dangerous than having two superpowers stare at each other over their nuclear arsenals waiting for the other to blink. We live in false security. Each day we are threatened with 27,000 nuclear weapons, the estimated number now in existence. Almost 10 per cent of these – nearly 2,500 – are capable of being fired in less than 30 minutes. The number of nuclear-capable states is in danger of increasing well beyond eight or nine and the potential exists for many regional nuclear arms races. More than 30 countries, including Canada, are members of alliances that rely on nuclear weapons as part of their security. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/205180

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