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核兵器に言及するプーチン大統領
プーチン大統領は２７日、核戦力を含むロシア軍の戦力を特別態勢にするように命令を下した。核兵器に言及することはすべての人類への挑戦でもある。ウクライナへの軍事作戦が思うように進まず、NATOのウクライナへの支援が予想以上に手ごわいことを知ったからかもしれない。車列を組んでウクライナに侵攻する戦車にはNATOが供与する対戦車ミサイルは正確に命中するので、重大な脅威だろう。戦術核の使用にも言及する安全保障の専門家もいるが、現在の戦術核は、広島、長崎に投下された原爆よりも威力がある。プーチン氏が言及しているのは、戦術核よりもはるかに多くの人々を殺傷する戦略核である。隣国のウクライナを攻撃している時に戦略核について口にするのは、ウクライナを支援する欧米諸国を意識してのものだろう。
ピート・シーガーの原爆許すまじ
下にアメリカのフォークソング歌手のピート・シーガーが１９６８年にオーストラリア・メルボルンで日本の「原爆許すまじ」という曲を歌った動画がある。
日本語を交えながら英語では下のように朗読したり、歌ったりするが、彼の歌に聴き入る聴衆の男性の表情も心に響くものがある。
In the place where our old home was destroyed,
We bury the charred bones of our relatives,
Now the white flowers are blooming there.
Oh, we must never allow, we must absolutely forbid another Atom Bomb to fall.
(Singing)
Deadly rain gathers poison from the sky,
And the fish gather death from the depths of the sea,
Fishing boats are idle, their owners are blind,
Deadly harvest, of two Atom boms,
And landsmen and seamen you must watch and take care,
That the third Atom bomb never falls.
被爆者の土山秀夫さんの言葉
被爆者で、医学者、長崎大学の学長であった土山秀夫さん（１９２５～２０１７年）は「核廃絶という遠大な目的を達成するためには、個人の力、一団体の力だけでは微々たるものかもしれません。しかし個々人の力を集め、団体の力を集めて行けば、やがて大きな世論を作り出し、その世論を背景にして国を動かすことは必ず可能なはずです」と述べている。
https://ehime-np.co.jp/article/ky201112070431100010
アインシュタインの言葉と人類の助け合いの伝統こそ人類を救う
アインシュタインはナチズムの台頭に脅威を抱き、２０１９年３月にオークションに出された１９３４年に妻に宛てた彼の書簡は、自らの行動が制約されていることについて「何もかもヒトラーの狂気が原因だ。私の周りの人はみな、人生を完全に破壊された」と書き記した。また、第二次世界大戦が始まる３カ月前、ユダヤ人がナチス・ドイツに迫害される中で書かれた手紙には、「ユダヤ人が何千年もの間生き延びる原動力となってきた抵抗の力は、大部分が助け合いの伝統に基づいている」と述べた。
これをプーチン大統領が核兵器を口にする今のウクライナ危機に置き換えれば、人類が何千年も生き延びてこられたのは、人類の助け合いの伝統に基づいている。プーチン氏の発言と行動は「助け合い」とは真逆にあるものだ。また、土山さんの精神に基づけば、プーチン氏が核兵器に言及したからこそ世界は一致団結して核兵器と戦争にNOの声を上げ、プーチン氏の狂気の戦争を止めなければならない。
アイキャッチ画像はおちいし俊則氏のページより
President Putin mentioning nuclear weapons
President Putin ordered on the 27th to put Russian troops, including nuclear forces, in a special position. Mentioning nuclear weapons is also a challenge to all humankind. It may be because the military operation against Ukraine did not proceed as expected and NATO’s support for Ukraine was more formidable than expected. NATO-provided anti-tank missiles accurately hits Russian tanks that invade Ukraine in a convoy, which would be a serious threat. Some security experts also mention the use of tactical nuclear weapons, but current tactical nuclear weapons are more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Putin refers to a strategic nuclear weapon that kills far more people than a tactical nuclear weapon. When talking about strategic nuclear weapons while attacking neighboring Ukraine, it is probably conscious of the Western countries that support Ukraine.
Pete Seeger’s “Never Again The A-Bomb”
Below is a video of American folk song singer Pete Seeger singing a Japanese song called ” Never Again The A-Bomb ” in Melbourne, Australia in 1968.
In English, while mixing Japanese, he reads and sings as shown below, but the facial expressions of the men in the audience who listen to his songs also touch my heart.
In the place where our old home was destroyed,
We bury the charred bones of our relatives,
Now the white flowers are blooming there.
Oh, we must never allow, we must absolutely forbid another Atom Bomb to fall.
(Singing)
Deadly rain gathers poison from the sky,
And the fish gather death from the depths of the sea,
Fishing boats are idle, their owners are blind,
Deadly harvest, of two Atom boms,
And landsmen and seamen you must watch and take care,
That the third Atom bomb never falls.
Words of A-bomb survivor Hideo Tsuchiyama
Hideo Tsuchiyama (1925-2017), a hibakusha, a medical doctor, and the president of Nagasaki University, said, “In order to achieve the far-reaching goal of abolishing nuclear weapons, the power of individuals and the power of one group is insignificant. It may be something, but if we gather the power of individuals and the power of groups, it should be possible to create a big public opinion and move the country against the background of that public opinion. “
Einstein’s words and the tradition of helping each other save humanity
https://quotesgram.com/einstein-quotes-about-atomic-bomb/
Very famous scientist, Albert Einstein was threatened by the rise of Nazism, and his letter to his wife in 1934, which was auctioned in March 2019, stated that his actions were restricted: “Everything is due to Hitler’s madness. All the people around me have been completely destroyed their life. ” Also, three months before the beginning of World War II, a letter written while Jews were persecuted by Nazi Germany said, “The power of resistance that has been the driving force for Jews to survive for thousands of years was based on the tradition of helping each other. “
Replacing this with the current Ukrainian crisis in which President Putin speaks of nuclear weapons, the survival of mankind for thousands of years is based on the tradition of helping each other. Putin’s remarks and actions are the exact opposite of “helping each other.” Also, in the spirit of Dr. Tsuchiyama, the world must unite and say NO to nuclear weapons and stop Mr Putin’s crazy war.
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