Thursday, January 18, 2007

Apocalypse Now!
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists makes a profound and prophetic proclamation by turning the hands of the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight. I had no idea such a clock existed--but it does. The BAS was founded by the same scientists that had a role in the Manhattan Project. They knew the catastrophic consequences of such a technological advance in weaponry, so in 1947 they designed this "Doomsday Clock" that factors in worldwide conditions and conveys the possibility of an end to civilation as we know it. It's like the Homeland Security Advisory System here in America, but this doomsday warning system is worldwide. The thought of this weighs heavy on my mind and body.

The BAS made this decision to move the hands on the clock closer to midnight on the basis of the current level of nuclear weapons in the world and the conditions of the climate crisis we are now facing. In this statement, the BAS recommends steps that can be taken to fix these problems of global proportions.

Here's a link to the statement:
http://www.christiannewstoday.com/CWN_3063.html

In other apocalyptic news, the Bush administration is considering a proposal to phase out old nuclear weaponry with new nuclear warheads. This move for newly designed weapons of mass destruction would cost more than $100 billion. The administration's motives being, among other things, that these new WMD's would be safer from accidental detonation, useless in the hands of terrorists, and that the old arsenal is deteriorating. Research has shown that the old arsenal is not deteriorating as claimed by the administration. It's hypocritical for us as a nation to make plans for new nuclear weapons as we politic with Iran and North Korea to cease their nuclear weapons development.

Check out this link to read further on the matter in this New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/washington/07nuke.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=c7f24cf9b745b8b7&ex=1325826000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
I'm having trouble sleeping at night, knowing that this is the status quo of our world today. : ( : ( (that's a double frown)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hang in there! It'll all be good>>

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