Yes, the danger of nuclear war should be a foremost responsibility, but shouldnвЂ™t the total elimination of war everywhere be stated as one of the вЂњforemost responsibilitiesвЂќ?

How much more hopeful the statement would have been if written: вЂњthe avoidance of war, especially between Nuclear-Weapon States.вЂќ The call is for вЂњ the avoidance of war,вЂќ not for the elimination of war. Nonetheless, to be precise, the joint statement does not preclude the possibility of a war between nuclear states. Since the US is the major warmonger on the planet, and since it fears getting militarily involved with a nuclear-weapon state, it only militarily engages non-nuclear states. Joint Statement: The PeopleвЂ™s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities.ДЄnalysis: This consideration is a delimited call for the avoidance of war it is a call for вЂњthe avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States.вЂќ It does not foreclose on the possibility of war with non-nuclear states. Will the first-ever Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races help to put a damper on any potential conflagration?ДЄn analysis of the statement seems called for. The United States has done little to quell doomsday apprehensions by ratcheting up tensions with China over Taiwan and its warships in the South China Sea, as well as with Russia over Ukraine, further NATO expansion, and missile deployment in eastern Europe. The Doomsday Clock has been sitting the past year at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse. Visit and follow us on Instagram at globalresearch_crg. To receive Global ResearchвЂ™s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. All Global Research articlesВ can be read in 51 languages by activating the вЂњTranslate WebsiteвЂќВ drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version).

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