Hiroshima 1945. An official in Washington is talking about a "nuclear exchange" as if there would be anything left. Western leaders continue to stoke up war with provocation after provocation. They need to TALK - diplomacy has to take the place of continuing aggression. If they don't there is no tomorrow.
In spite of the emerging situation being so critical responses of leaders are escalating conflict and refusing to contemplate diplomacy. The United Kingdom is at the forefront having sent ballistic weapons into Russia. Effectively we are war with Russia.
Well are we? How is this so? There is no declaration made public. There has been no discussion in Parliament. The British Prime Minister went to Washington promoting the idea a few weeks ago and was prevented from advancing. We understood the reaction from Russia again made it abundantly clear that a response was already set and that targets were already selected. Biden would not allow it it was reported.
Now missiles have been fired into Russia reportedly with a reversal of the U.S. former decision. The U.S. missiles largely failed but damaged a military target. However the British weapons killed people maybe including civilians.
We still no nothing. Our leadership remains bent on war. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had already stopped diplomacy taking place when he rushed to Kyiv to prevent it. Britain has had an election and a Labour government is in power.
The Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest ever, closer than the Cuban Missile Crisis. This was avoided by leadership action.
Now there is no action except doing everything possible to avoid newly elected President Trump being able to stop war.
The leadership needs to step up and urgently enter peace talks or go! We have to prevent a nuclear catastrophe and end war right now.
John Tyrrell, President, Socialist Labour Party
23/11/2024
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