Hiroshima: Has the world learned anything?

Seventy-five years ago, precisely on August 6, 1945, the Americans dropped the first deadly and highly devastating uranium atomic bomb known as the “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a city of approximately 350,000 inhabitants. Then, on the 9th, that is, three days later, another plutonium bomb labeled “Fat Man” was unleashed in Nagasaki. These two explosions killed more than 300,000 people. Some died instantly, while others were incapacitated by radiation from the blasts. And there are also others who survived but have not yet recovered from the physical and emotional trauma. Thanks to the then President of the United States, Harry Truman, who immediately stopped the bombings after seeing the devastation of the first two, otherwise Japan would have been totally annihilated. And also the wise Japanese emperor who surrendered horribly and unconditionally. But did he stop at that? No. Although these actions effectively ended World War II, the success of the Soviets in testing their own nuclear bomb in 1949 marked the beginning of the long, harrowing cold war and nuclear race. First, the Americans, then the Soviets, and now other nations have joined the race to destruction by stockpiling these deadly weapons that threaten to end humanity.

But has the world learned anything from these unfortunate events? Not! What we still see today is a world hell-bent on destroying itself, from the devastating world wars induced by ambition to the nuclear race, biological and chemical weapons and the soon (or already) ‘militarization’ of space. Some countries are already establishing Space Forces. Dress up President Trump recently inaugurating the United States Space Force. And who knows exactly what some of these countries transport into space each week in the name of classified space shuttles and launches? Wake up because the space arms race has started in earnest. Look at the enormous resources that are wasted in the production of some of these weapons of mass destruction – trillions of dollars. Do you know how much it costs to produce a hypersonic missile, ICBM, or some of those stealthy air, space and water craft, some capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and other high-tech weapons? Imagine what positive effects these resources and efforts would have had if they had been channeled to help humanity. Unfortunately, even countries struggling with their economies and their development are also in this wasteful, expensive and dangerous race. Recently, the US president announced that the country is already producing a missile that will be 15 times faster than Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons. Some of these can reach the farthest part of the world in less than an hour. And they are just the ones who want the public to know. Of course, there will always be many classified weapons, inventions, crafts and operations that these countries would not let their competitors know. After all, who knew that the United States was developing these nuclear weapons in the 1940s? Now while there are unwritten treaties and mutual respect between these nuclear powers, they probably won’t use these weapons unless their survival is threatened, but imagine a war between themselves or these materials at the hands of any of these powerful terrorist groups. It will definitely be the beginning of the end of our world.

What is the world doing about rising tension and arms by China and the United States in the South China Sea, the India-China border conflict in Ladakh, and the persistent tension in the Persian Gulf? Have you done enough to stop the madness in Libya, Somalia, Mali and the turmoil in the northeastern part of Nigeria, where terrorists have occupied and unleashed hell for more than 15 years in that part of the country in the face of the defenseless surveillance of the government of the country? Nigeria’s security situation is one of the worst and the world pretends to ignore it. Hundreds of people die and are displaced in these places every week. This is exactly how the world also watched with joy and some without conscience helped kill and starve more than 3 million defenseless children, women and biafrans of eastern Nigeria during the 1967 genocide, one of the worst in history. modern. Unfortunately, even when military action against these Biafrans is said to be over, political, economic and psychological warfare is still being waged against them to this day. Sure, more people have died or been traumatized in these places than in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But these are not the only efforts of man to destroy his world. What about the largely ignored issue of climate change, the corona virus pandemic, and unnecessary selfish trade and diplomatic wars?

Today, the entire world has been brought to its knees by the virus that is said to have escaped from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan. As I write, COVID 19 has killed an estimated 800,000 and infected more than 20 million. Economic and social activities have been paralyzed for months around the world by this carelessness or evil caused by man. There is a total global lockdown. The economic and social disruption is monumental, unquantifiable and unprecedented with millions of jobs and businesses lost. In fact, it will take a couple of years for the world to recover and even after recovery, our life, especially our socialization, will never be the same again. Now, with all the explanations, many still believe that this virus was a biological weapon that was carelessly or deliberately released from Wuhan. It is very shocking that until now no one takes responsibility or apologizes for unleashing this level of pain, sadness, tears, loss and death in the world. It really does seem like the long-predicted Armageddon is about to happen, but we can quickly master these unnecessary actions, ambitions, and excesses to avoid impending global annihilation and build a better, peaceful, healthy, and prosperous world for all of us.

Gabriel is the author of the audiobooks Never Again! Prepare for that battle, the power of the midnight prayer https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gabriel+Agbo&I=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1