nuclear-news

Fidel Castro’s passionate call against nuclear weapons

“The world never imagined the appalling use of two nuclear weapons at the end of World War II, but the power of the current existing weapons multiplies their power,”

Fidel Castro calls on nations to avoid nuclear warfare, HAVANA, CUBA (BNO NEWS), 4 Sept 10 — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday made a public appearance for the first time in 4 years in a 45-minute speech at a university in Havana, Cuba………..“Humanity has little time to free itself from [nuclear war].”

“Peace is paid with peace,” he stated. “If you want peace, prepare yourself to change your conscious,” reminding the public that the U.S. was the first county to use nuclear weapons, bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

“The world never imagined the appalling use of two nuclear weapons at the end of World War II, but the power of the current existing weapons multiplies their power,” Castro stated, underlining the consequences of the 1945 bombings, which persisted for years.

Even though the world is largely aware of the situation, Castro called on nations around the world to continue freeing itself from nuclear warfare.

Fidel Castro calls on nations to avoid nuclear warfare

September 4, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, disarmament, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons