I can imagine a nuclear weapon free world, Can you?
After visiting the web site www.icanw.org.au and after viewing and discussing several videos on teacher tube re the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the students were invited to write to world leaders, expressing their concerns on the existence of nuclear weapons. These letters reflected their understanding of the issues and their concern for a future which did not entertain the threat of nuclear war. The following are a couple of responses from the year 6 students, which I felt were very impressive for their age.
Dear world leaders,
Nuclear weapons are very dangerous. The uranium can get into the skin and do serious damage to your blood, cells and organs. Even worse it can kill you.
The detonation of a nuclear weapon would totally wipe out entire countries and hundreds of thousands of people would die, in only a few seconds.
Surprisingly, even though we know all the facts, nine countries still have nuclear weapons. Those countries are France, Pakistan, Israel, Russia, China, USA, North Korea, UK and India.
Today’s Nuclear weapons are 20,000 times stronger then the Hiroshima A bomb. The death toll from the explosion and the fallout of that bomb was 200,000 deaths over a number of weeks and months. The black acid rain killed people weeks after the explosion.
I’m only 11 and I want to live my life to the full. We need to abolish nuclear weapons for us to be able to do that safely. As a beginning point, we need to get the nuclear weapons off high alert. At least then, there is less likelihood of an accidental bombing. After that, the countries need to get together and discuss abolishing these devastating weapons altogether.
If kids can think like this, why can’t world leaders?
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From Bailey
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Dear World Leaders,
I’m 11 years old.
These nuclear weapons have affected land, water, air and human life. Thousands of people have died terrible deaths because of these nuclear bombs. Millions have suffered. It’s got to stop now!
There are only nine countries still involved or who own nuclear weapons including Russia, France, China, USA, Israel, Pakistan, U.K, Nth. Korea and India.
You owe it to the world to get the weapons off high alert. It would be the start of peace process that will lead to the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
I want my future looking positive. I don’t want to grow up living with the threat of nuclear war: food and crops destroyed, water sources polluted, air pollution and death and disease threatening my future. I don’t want this for my generation or for future generations.
There are only 27000 nuclear weapons left in the world. There should be zero!
Make peace. Stop Nuclear weapons. Everyone can make a difference.
Sincerely,
Georgia
