Manifesto of Peace
A Manifesto of Peace
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the present stockpiling of nuclear arms, which is the
greatest threat not only to peace but also to the very
survival of mankind?
Here it should be stressed, that nuclear arms are not
usable. A weapon of mass destruction like an atom
bomb can be used only once. So, Hiroshima
represented a full stop—not a comma. Then why
are some countries acquiring more and more
nuclear bombs? The answer is that they want to
maintain their status as nuclear powers. There is,
however, an alternative far superior to their
possessing nuclear power status.
That is, they must destroy all nuclear bombs. Such
an action would lead to a peace explosion. Anyone
who dared to do so, would emerge as a spiritual
winner, and a moral superpower, unlike the
competitors in the nuclear race, where there can be
no winner.
It is a fact that being a moral superpower is on a far
higher plane than being a nuclear superpower. But
this kind of revolutionary step cannot be taken on a
bilateral basis. It is possible only on a unilateral
basis. Nuclear disarmament is not simply an act of
